Connectivity Guide

Table Of Contents
Protocol Overview
The NTP messages to one or more servers and processes the replies as received. The server interchanges addresses and ports,
fills in or overwrites certain fields in the message, recalculates the checksum, and returns it immediately.
Information included in the NTP message allows each client/server peer to determine the timekeeping characteristics of its
other peers, including the expected accuracies of their clocks. Using this information, each peer is able to select the best time
from possibly several other clocks, update the local clock, and estimate its accuracy.
Figure 135. NTP Fields
Implementation Information
Dell EMC Networking systems can only be an NTP client.
Configure the Network Time Protocol
Configuring NTP is a one-step process.
Enabling NTP
Related Configuration Tasks
Configuring NTP Broadcasts
Disabling NTP on an Interface
Configuring a Source IP Address for NTP Packets (optional)
Enabling NTP
NTP is disabled by default.
To enable NTP, specify an NTP server to which the Dell EMC Networking system synchronizes. To specify multiple servers,
enter the command multiple times. You may specify an unlimited number of servers at the expense of CPU resources.
Specify the NTP server to which the Dell EMC Networking system synchronizes.
CONFIGURATION mode
ntp server ip-address
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System Time and Date