Users Guide

Managing General System Settings 501
Managing the SDM Template
Use the following commands to set the SDM template preference and to view
information about the available SDM templates.
Configuring SNTP Authentication and an SNTP Server
Use the following commands to require the SNTP client to use
authentication when communicating with the SNTP server. The commands
also show how to configure an SNTP server.
Requiring authentication is optional. However, if you configure
authentication on the switch SNTP client, the SNTP server must be
configured with the same authentication information to allow time
synchronization to take place between the two devices.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
sdm prefer {dual-ipv4-
and-ipv6 default| ipv4-
routing {data-center |
default}}
Select the SDM template to apply to the switch after the
next boot.
CTRL + Z Exit to Privileged Exec mode.
show sdm prefer
[
template ]
View information about the SDM template the switch is
currently using. Use the template variable to view the
parameters for the specified template.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
sntp authentication-key
key_id md5 key_word
Define an authentication key for SNTP. The variables are:
•
key_id — The encryption key ID, which is a number from
1–4294967295.
•
key_word —The authentication key, which is a string of
up to eight characters.