Chapter 17
Time Services
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CLI User Guide
730 Configuring the System Time and Date
9. Add restrictions for the remote NTP servers. For more information, refer to Section17.8.6.2, “Adding a Server
Restriction”.
10. Enable and configure the NTP service. For more information, refer to Section17.5, “Enabling and Configuring
the NTP Service”.
11. View the status of the NTP service. For more information, refer to Section17.6, “Viewing the NTP Service
Status”.
Section17.2
Configuring the System Time and Date
To configure the system time and date, do the following:
1. Make sure the CLI is in Configuration mode.
2. Set the system time and date by typing:
admin set-system-clock time time-date
Where:
• time-date is the date time in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
3. Type commit and press Enter to save the changes, or type revert and press Enter to abort.
Section17.3
Configuring the System Time Zone
To configure the system time zone, do the following:
1. Make sure the CLI is in Configuration mode.
2. Set the system time zone by typing:
NOTE
The Etc/GMT time zones conform to the POSIX style and have their signs reversed from common
usage. In POSIX style, zones west of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) have a positive sign, while zones
east of GMT have a negative sign.
admin timezone category category zone zone
Where:
• category is the time zone category
• zone is the time zone
3. Type commit and press Enter to save the changes, or type revert and press Enter to abort.
Section17.4
Configuring the Local Time Settings
The local time settings configure the local clock on the device as the NTP time source.