Users Guide

Figure 129. NTP Fields
Implementation Information
Dell 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 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 Networking system synchronizes.
CONFIGURATION mode
ntp server ip-address
To display the system clock state with respect to NTP, use the show ntp status command from EXEC Privilege mode.
R6_E300(conf)#do show ntp status
Clock is synchronized, stratum 2, reference is 192.168.1.1
frequency is -369.623 ppm, stability is 53.319 ppm, precision is 4294967279
reference time is CD63BCC2.0CBBD000 (16:54:26.049 UTC Thu Mar 12 2009)
clock offset is 997.529984 msec, root delay is 0.00098 sec
root dispersion is 10.04271 sec, peer dispersion is 10032.715 msec
peer mode is client
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System Time and Date