Users Guide

ntp offset-threshold
Configure the threshold time interval before which the system generates an NTP audit log message if the time difference from the NTP
server is greater than a threshold value (offset-threshold).
Syntax
ntp offset-threshold threshold-value
To disable the threshold value, use the no ntp offset-threshold command.
Parameters
offset-threshold
threshold-value
(Optional) Enter the keyword offset-threshold and then the threshold value. The
range is from 0 to 999.
Defaults Not enabled.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3038–ON, S4048-ON, S3100 Series, S4810P, S4820T, S5000,
S6000, S6000–ON, S6100–ON, Z9500, and Z9100–ON.
Usage Information
The ntp offset-threshold command does not time synchronization.
Example
Dell(config)# ntp offset-threshold 4
ntp server
Configure an NTP time-serving host.
Syntax
ntp server[vrf vrf-name] {hostname | ipv4-address | ipv6-address} [key keyid]
[prefer] [version number]
Parameters
vrf vrf-name (Optional) Enter the keyword vrf and then the name of the VRF to configure an NTP
time-serving host corresponding to that VRF.
ipv4-address | ipv6-
address
Enter an IPv4 address (A.B.C.D) or IPv6 address (X:X:X:X::X) of NTP server.
hostname Enter the host name of the server.
key keyid (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword key and a number as the NTP peer key. The range is
from 1 to 4294967295.
prefer (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword prefer to indicate that this peer has priority over other
servers.
version number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword version and a number to correspond to the NTP
version used on the server. The range is from 1 to 4.
Defaults Not configured.
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