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Configuring the Date, Time, and Time Zone
Use the no form of the clock timezone command to reset the time zone
information to 00:00:00, and also to set the clock to the new time without the time
zone offset.
The use of the clock timezone command assumes you are using the CSS with an
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SNTP server to synchronize the CSS system UTC time to that of a designated
SNTP server. Without a configured SNTP server, the time zone information is not
used. See the
The syntax for the clock timezone command is:
The options and variables are as follows:
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For example, to enter the new time zone for Eastern Standard Time (EST) with
a –3 hour offset :
# clock timezone EST hours 3 before-UTC
To set the time zone offset back to 00:00:00 (and also set the clock to the new time
without the time zone offset):
# no clock timezone
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clock timezone name hours hours {before-UTC|after-UTC} {minute
minutes {before-UTC|after-UTC}
timezone name - The name of the time zone. Enter a name with a maximum
of 32 characters and no spaces.
hours hours - The hours of offset for the time zone. Enter a number from 0 to
12. Use with the before-UTC option or after-UTC option to set the offset to
either a negative or positive number.
before-UTC - The offset for UTC as a negative number. For example, if the
hour offset is 12, before-UTC sets the offset to –12.
after-UTC - The offset for UTC as a positive number (the default offset).
minute minutes - The minutes of offset for the time zone. Enter a number
from 0 to 59. Use with the before-UTC option or after-UTC option to set the
offset to either a positive or negative number.
Chapter 2 Configuring CSS Basics
section for details.
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