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System Time and Date
Overview
The commands in this chapter configure time values on the system, either using the Dell Force10 
operating software (FTOS), the hardware, or using the network time protocol (NTP). With NTP, the 
switch can act only as a client to an NTP clock host. For more information, refer to the “Network Time 
Protocol” section of the Management chapter in the FTOS Configuration Guide.
Commands
The NTP commands are:
• calendar set
• clock read-calendar
• clock set
• clock summer-time date
• clock summer-time recurring
• clock timezone
• clock update-calendar
• debug ntp
• ntp authenticate
• ntp authentication-key
• ntp broadcast client
• ntp disable
• ntp multicast client
• ntp server
• ntp source
• ntp trusted-key
• ntp update-calendar
• show calendar
• show clock
• show ntp associations
• show ntp status