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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Starting the NTP Server Polling
The
time-server ntp start
command, in Global Configuration mode, starts the NTP server polling.
NOTE
To end the NTP server polling use the command
no time-server
in Global
Configuration mode
.
Command Syntax
device-name
(config)#
time-server ntp start <polling-interval>
<zone>
Argument Description
polling-interval
The synchronization refresh period in minutes, in the range <10-44640>
(the upper limit is equivalent to 31 days).
zone
Shift of local hour relative to GMT (positive East, negative West of
Greenwich). The range is -12 to 12.
Displaying the NTP Servers
The
time-server ntp show
command, in Global Configuration mode, displays the IP addresses of
the currently defined NTP servers.
Command Syntax
device-name
(config)#
time-server ntp show
Example
The following example displays the three existing NTP servers:
device-name
config)#
time-server ntp show
186.102.20.11
182.21.2.31
128.11.24.6
Configuring NTP Server Authentication
Table 28
lists the NTP Server authentication commands.
Table 28: NTP Server Authentication Commands
Command
Description
time-server ntp key add
Adds authentication key.
time-server ntp key delete
Deletes authentication key.
time-server ntp key show
Displays existing NTP keys.