Command Line Interface Guide

Clock Commands 1487
sntp client poll timer
Use the sntp client poll timer command in Global Configuration mode to set
the polling time for the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) client. To
return to the default settings, use the no form of this command.
Syntax
sntp client poll timer seconds
no sntp client poll timer
• seconds — Polling interval. (Range: 64-1024 seconds, in powers of 2)
Default Configuration
The polling interval is 64 seconds.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
If a user enters a value which is not an exact power of two, the nearest power-
of-two value is applied.
Example
The following example sets the polling time for the Simple Network Time
Protocol (SNTP) client to 1024 seconds.
console(config)# sntp client poll timer 1024
sntp server
Use the sntp server command in Global Configuration mode to configure an
SNTP server address or a host name. The server address can be either an IPv4
address or an IPv6 address. Use the no form of this command to unconfigure
an SNTP server address or a host name.
Syntax
sntp server { ip-address | ipv6-address | hostname}
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