IBM 24R9718 IB, User Manual

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Synchronize with NTP
To configure primary, secondary, and tertiary NTP servers to synchronize the Server Switch with the
network, perform the following steps:
1. Enter the
enable command to enter Privileged Exec mode.
Example
2. Enter the configure terminal command to enter Global Configuration mode.
Example
3. Enter the ntp command with
• the server-one keyword
• the IP address of the NTP server
to assign a primary NTP server.
Example
4. (Optional, Recommended) Enter the ntp command with
• the server-two keyword
• the IP address of the NTP server
to assign a secondary NTP server.
Example
5. (Optional, Recommended) Enter the ntp command with
• the server-three keyword
• the IP address of the NTP server
to assign a tertiary NTP server.
Example
Connect Beyond BladeCenter
To extend your InfiniBand fabric beyond your BladeCenter cluster, you must configure the priority of
the subnet manager (SM) on your Server Switch Module(s), then connect one or more of the external
interfaces on your Server Switch Module(s) to an outside InfiniBand fabric.
IBM BladeCenter> enable
IBM BladeCenter#
IBM BladeCenter# configure terminal
IBM BladeCenter(config)#
IBM BladeCenter(config)# ntp server-one 10.2.0.13
IBM BladeCenter(config)# ntp server-two 10.2.0.14
IBM BladeCenter(config)# ntp server-three 10.2.0.15