System information

VNX™ System Operations64 of 114 Release 7.0
Configure NTP service using the CLI
Step Action
1. Log in to the Control Station as root.
2. Check the status of the NTP daemon by typing:
# ps -ef |grep ntpd
Output:
root 17682 11902 0 11:26 pts/0 00:00:00 grep ntpd
3. Display information about the ntpd status by typing:
# /sbin/service ntpd status
Output:
ntpd is stopped
4. Display information about the ntpd configuration by typing:
# /sbin/chkconfig ntpd --list
Output:
ntpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
5. Open the /etc/ntp.conf file for editing.
6. Add the NTP server IP address to the file by typing:
server 10.246.18.40
7. Save the file and exit.
8. Open the /etc/ntp/step-tickers file for editing.
9. Add the NTP server IP address to the file by typing:
server 10.246.18.40
10. Save the file and exit.
11. Set up the NTP daemon for run-levels 3, 4, and 5 by typing:
# /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 ntpd on
12. Display information about the ntpd configuration by typing:
# /sbin/chkconfig ntpd --list
Output:
ntpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off