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2  Basic System Configuration and Debugging 
Basic System Configuration 
Table 2-1 Basic System Configuration 
Operation  Command  Description 
Set the current date and 
time of the system 
clock datetime HH:MM:SS  
{ YYYY/MM/DD | 
MM/DD/YYYY } 
Required 
Execute this command in user view. 
The default value is 23:55:00 
04/01/2000 when the system starts up. 
Set the local time zone 
clock timezone zone-name 
{ add | minus } HH:MM:SS 
Optional 
Execute this command in user view. 
By default, it is the UTC time zone. 
Set the name and time 
range of the summer 
time 
clock summer-time 
zone_name { one-off | 
repeating } start-time 
start-date end-time end-date 
offset-time 
Optional 
Execute this command in user view. 
z  When the system reaches the 
specified start time, it automatically 
adds the specified offset to the 
current time, so as to toggle the 
system time to the summer time. 
z  When the system reaches the 
specified end time, it automatically 
subtracts the specified offset from 
the current time, so as to toggle the 
summer time to normal system time.
Enter system view from 
user view 
system-view 
— 
Set the system name of 
the switch 
sysname sysname 
Optional  
By default, the name is 4210. 
Return from current view 
to lower level view 
quit 
Optional 
If the current view is user view, you will 
quit the current user interface. 
Return from current view 
to user view 
return 
Optional 
The composite key <Ctrl+Z> has the 
same effect with the return command. 
 
Displaying the System Status 
You can use the following display commands to check the status and configuration information about 
the system. For information about protocols and ports, and the associated display commands, refer to 
relevant sections.