ProCurve Series 2300 and 2500 Switches Release Notes

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Enhancements in Release F.02.02

New Time Synchronization Protocol Options

Using time synchronization ensures a uniform time among interoperating devices. This helps you to

manage and troubleshoot switch operation by attaching meaningful time data to event and error

messages.

Formerly, TimeP was the only time protocol available for time synchronization in Series 2500

switches. Beginning with software release F.02.02, the switches also offer SNTP (Simple Network

Time Protocol) and a new

timesync command for changing the time protocol selection (or turning off

time protocol operation).

Notes

■ Although you can create and save configurations for both time protocols without conflicts,

the switch allows only one active time protocol at any time.

■ Time synchronization is no longer active in the factory default configuration. You must first

select the desired protocol (default: TimeP), and then enable it.

■ In the factory-default configuration for release F.02.02 and later, the time synchronization

method is set to TimeP, with actual TimeP operation disabled. (In earlier releases, TimeP

was enabled with DHCP for acquiring a TimeP server address).

■ If you configure SNTP operation in the switch, but later download a configuration created

using a pre-F.02.02 version of the software, the SNTP configuration will be replaced by the

non-SNTP time synchronization settings in the downloaded configuration file.

■ In the menu interface, the time protocol parameters have been moved from the "Internet (IP)

Service" screen to the "System Information" screen, and the menu path is now:

2. Switch Configuration...

1. System Information

TimeP Time Synchronization

You can either manually assign the switch to use a TimeP server or use DHCP to assign the TimeP

server. In either case, the switch can get its time synchronization updates from only one, designated

Timep server. This option enhances security by specifying which time server to use.