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Time Protocols
TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring
TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and
Configuring
Table 9-2. Timep Parameters
TimeP Feature
Default
Menu
CLI
Web
view the Timep time synchronization configuration
n/a
—
select Timep as the time synchronization method
TIMEP
—
disable time synchronization
timep
—
enable the Timep mode
Disabled
—
DHCP
—
—
manual
—
—
none/disabled
—
—
change the SNTP poll interval
720 minutes
—
SNTP Parameter Operation
Time Sync
Method
Used to select either TIMEP (the default), SNTP, or None as the time synchronization method.
Timep Mode
Disabled
The Default. Timep does not operate, even if specified by the Menu interface
Time Sync Method
parameter or the CLI
timesync
command.
DHCP
When Timep is selected as the time synchronization method, the switch attempts to acquire a Timep
server IP address via DHCP. If the switch receives a server address, it polls the server for updates
according to the Timep poll interval. If the switch does not receive a Timep server IP address, it cannot
perform time synchronization updates.
Manual
When Timep is selected as the time synchronization method, the switch attempts to poll the specified
server for updates according to the Timep poll interval. If the switch fails to receive updates from the
server, time synchronization updates do not occur.
Server
Address
Used only when the
TimeP Mode
is set to
Manual
. Specifies the IP address of the TimeP server that
the switch accesses for time synchronization updates. You can configure one server.
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