Foundry NetIron M2404C and M2404F Metro Access Switches
Switch Administration (Rev. 03)
Managing the System Time and Date © 2008 Foundry Networks, Inc.
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Table 27: NTP Server Commands
Command
Description
time-server ntp add
Adds a server to the NTP server list.
time-server ntp delete
Deletes a server from the NTP server list.
time-server ntp start
Starts NTP time server polling.
time-server ntp show
Displays the IP addresses of the currently defined NTP
servers.
Adding an NTP Server
The
time-server ntp add
command, in Global Configuration mode, adds a server to the NTP
server list.
Up to five NTP servers can be defined. The device will try to connect the NTP servers in a
sequential order, in the order that they were inserted via the CLI.
Command Syntax
device-name
(config)#
time-server ntp add A.B.C.D
Argument Description
A.B.C.D
Specifies the IP address of the time server that provides the clock
synchronization.
Example
The following example adds the NTP server with IP address 186.102.20.11:
device-name
(config)#
time-server ntp add 186.102.20.11
Removing an NTP Server
The
time-server ntp delete
command, in Global Configuration mode, deletes the specified server
from the NTP server list.
Command Syntax
device-name
(config)#
time-server ntp delete A.B.C.D
Argument Description
A.B.C.D
Specifies the IP address of the time server that provides the clock
synchronization.
Example
The following example deletes the NTP server with IP address 186.102.20.11:
device-name
(config)#
time-server ntp delete 186.102.20.11