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Setting the Switch Date and Time
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Basic Switch Configuration Procedures
Setting the Switch Date and Time
All switches maintain current date and time in nonvolatile memory.
Date and time are used for logging events. Switch operation does not
depend on the date and time; a switch with an incorrect date and
time value still functions properly.
To set the date and time of a switch:
1. Log in to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line, enter the following command:
date "MMDDhhmmYY"
where:
MM is the month, valid values are 01-12.
DD is the day, valid values are 01-31.
hh is the hour, valid values are 00-23.
mm is minutes, valid values are 00-59.
YY is the year, valid values are 00-99.
Year values greater than 69 are interpreted as 1970-1999; year values less than
70 are interpreted as 2000-2069. The date function does not support daylight
savings time or time zones.