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clock timezone

To set the time zone for display purposes, use the clock timezone global configuration command. To set the time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), use the no form of this command.

clock timezone zone hours [minutes]

no clock timezone

Syntax Description

zone 

Name of the time zone to be displayed when standard time is in effect.

hours 

Hours offset from UTC.

minutes 

(Optional) Minutes offset from UTC.

Defaults

UTC

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

ReleaseModification
10.0

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

The system internally keeps time in UTC, so this command is used only for display purposes and when the time is manually set.

Examples

The following example sets the timezone to Pacific Standard Time and offsets 8 hours behind UTC:

clock timezone PST -8

Related Commands

CommandDescription
calendar set Sets the system calendar.
clock set Manually set the system clock.
clock summer-time Configures the system to automatically switch to summer time (daylight savings time).
show clock Displays the system clock.

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