
Operation Manual – NTP
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 NTP Configuration
1-16
Task
Remarks
Configuring an Interface on the Local Switch to Send NTP
Messages
Optional
Configuring the Number of Dynamic Sessions Allowed on
the Local Switch
Optional
Disabling an Interface from Receiving NTP Messages
Optional
1.6.1 Configuring an Interface on the Local Switch to Send NTP Messages
Follow these steps to configure an interface on the local switch to send NTP messages:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Configure an interface on
the local switch to send
NTP messages
ntp-service
source-interface
Vlan-interface vlan-id
Required
Caution:
If you have specified an interface in the
ntp-service unicast-server
or
ntp-service
unicast-peer
command, this interface will be used for sending NTP messages.
1.6.2 Configuring the Number of Dynamic Sessions Allowed on the Local Switch
A single device can have a maximum of 128 associations at the same time, including
static associations and dynamic associations. A static association refers to an
association that a user has manually created by using an NTP command, while a
dynamic association is a temporary association created by the system during operation.
A dynamic association will be removed if the system fails to receive messages from it
over a specific long time.
In the server/client mode, for example, when you carry out a command to synchronize
the time to a server, the system will create a static association, and the server will just
respond passively upon the receipt of a message, rather than creating an association
(static or dynamic). In the symmetric mode, static associations will be created at the
symmetric-active peer side, and dynamic associations will be created at the
symmetric-passive peer side; In the broadcast or multicast mode, static associations
will be created at the server side, and dynamic associations will be created at the client
side.