hostname
Enter the hostname 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 3.
Defaults
Not configured.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 8.3.11.1
Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
You can configure multiple time-serving hosts (up to 250). From these time-
serving hosts, the system chooses one NTP host with which to synchronize. To
determine which server was selected, use the
show ntp associations
command.
Because many polls to NTP hosts can impact network performance, Dell
Networking OS recommends limiting the number of hosts configured.
Related
Commands
show ntp associations
— displays the NTP servers configured and their status.
ntp source
Specify an interface’s IP address to be included in the NTP packets.
Syntax
ntp source
interface
To delete the configuration, use the
no ntp source
command.
Parameters
interface
Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number
information:
• For Loopback interfaces, enter the keyword
loopback
then a number from zero (0) to 16383.
• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keyword
lag
then
a number. The range is from 1 to 128.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet
then the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE
then the slot/port information.
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