System Time and Date | 603
FTOS Time and Date
You can set the time and date using the FTOS CLI.
Configuring Time and Date Settings
The following list includes the configuration tasks for setting the system time:
• Set the Time and Date for the Switch Hardware Clock
• Set the Time and Date for the Switch Software Clock
• Set the Timezone
• Set Daylight Savings Time
• Set Daylight Saving Time Once
• Set Recurring Daylight Saving Time
Set the Time and Date for the Switch Hardware Clock
To set the time and date for the hardware clock, use the following command:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
calendar set time month day year
EXEC Privilege Set the hardware clock to the current time and date.
• time: Enter the time in hours:minutes:seconds. 
For the hour variable, use the 24-hour format, for 
example, 17:15:00 is 5:15 pm.
• month: Enter the name of one of the 12 months in 
English.You can enter the name of a day to 
change the order of the display to time day month 
year.
• day: Enter the number of the day. Range: 1 to 31. 
You can enter the name of a month to change the 
order of the display to time day month year
• year: Enter a four-digit number as the year. 
Range: 1993 to 2035.
 
FTOS#calendar set 12:11:00 21 may 2012
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