Clock setting won't stick

[csisadmin]

I have a Catalyst 3550 that won't keep it's clock setting. Notice below, that when I set it, there is a dot pre-pended to the time. None of the other switches have this.

cat3550p#clock set 18:42:00 Mar 12 2005

cat3550p#sho clock

.18:42:05.379 EST Sat Mar 12 2005

When I reload the switch, it will go back to a 1993 date. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanx,

Mary

[alagrawa]

Hi Mary,

Thanks for writing in. The cat3550 does not have a hardware clock, therefore when it is powered off and back on, the clock gets reset back to 1993.

The workaround is to use NTP in your network.

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c3550/12225se/3550scg/swadmin.htm#wp1020799

Hope that helps

regards

-Alok