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Step Command
Remarks
2.
Specify a symmetric-passive
peer for the device.
•
Specify a symmetric-passive
peer:
ntp-service
unicast-peer
{
peer-name
|
ip-address
}
[
vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
]
[
authentication-keyid
keyid
|
priority
|
source
interface-type
interface-number
|
version
number
] *
•
Specify an IPv6
symmetric-passive peer:
ntp-service ipv6 unicast-peer
{
peer-name
|
ipv6-address
}
[
vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
]
[
authentication-keyid
keyid
|
priority
|
source
interface-type
interface-number
] *
By default, no symmetric-passive
peer is specified.
Configuring NTP in broadcast mode
A broadcast server must be synchronized by other devices or use its local clock as a reference source
before synchronizing a broadcast client. Otherwise, the broadcast client will not be synchronized to the
broadcast server.
Configure NTP in broadcast mode on both broadcast server and client.
Configuring a broadcast client
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enter interface view.
interface
interface-type
interface-number
Enter the interface for receiving
NTP broadcast messages.
3.
Configure the device to
operate in broadcast client
mode.
ntp-service
broadcast-client
By default, the device does not
operate in broadcast client mode.
After you execute the command,
the device receives NTP broadcast
messages from the specified
interface.
Configuring the broadcast server
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enter interface view.
interface
interface-type
interface-number
Enter the interface for sending NTP
broadcast messages.