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set timezone
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Parameters
Defaults
If you enter a timezone name without specifying an offset in hours and minutes, the default is an
offset from UTC of 0 hours and 0 minutes.
Mode
Switch command, read‐write.
Usage
Typically, this command is used to configure the local timezone offset from UTC (Univeral Time)
when SNTP is used to synchronize the time used by devices on the network.
To display the current timezone setting used by SNTP, use the show sntp command. To clear an
existing offset to zero, enter the command without specifying any hours or minutes.
Standard timezone names and offsets can be found at the following URL, among others:
http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/
Example
The following example sets the timezone name to EST and the offset to North American Eastern
Standard Time offset of ‐5 hours from UTC, then displays the timezone used with SNTP.
D2(su)->set timezone EST -5
D2(su)->show sntp
SNTP Version: 3
Current Time: WED JUL 16 11:35:52 2008
Timezone: 'EST' offset from UTC is -5 hours and 0 minutes
Client Mode: unicast
Broadcast Count: 0
Poll Interval: 6 (64 seconds)
Poll Retry: 1
Poll Timeout: 5 seconds
SNTP Poll Requests: 2681
Last SNTP Update: WED JUL 16 16:35:23 2008
Last SNTP Request: WED JUL 16 16:35:23 2008
Last SNTP Status: Success
SNTP-Server Precedence Status
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192.255.255.254 2 Active
name The name of the timezone. Typically, this name is a standard
abbreviation such as EST (Eastern Standard Time) or EDT (Eastern
Daylight Time).
hours (Optional) Specifies the offset in hours from UTC. The value can range
from ‐13 to 13. The default is 0 hours.
minutes (Optional) Specifies additional offset in minutes from UTC. The value
can range from 0 to 59. The default is 0 minutes.