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System Time and Date
The commands in this chapter configure time values on the system, either using the Dell Force10 operating software 
(FTOS), or 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
.
The commands in this chapter are generally supported on the C-Series, E-Series, Z-Series, and S-Series, with some 
exceptions, as notes in the Command History fields.
calendar set
Set the time and date for the switch hardware clock.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax
calendar set time month day year
Parameters
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. The range is 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. The range is 1993 to 2035.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version 
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
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