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4.
The NTP Server Edit window displays. Enter the required information:
Host : The IP address for the server to be used as host.
Min Poll Interval : Select a value from the drop down (the default is 3 (8s)).
Max Poll Interval : Select a value from the drop down (the default is 3 (8s)).
For both NTP Peers, and NTP Servers the Minimum and Maximum Poll rate
for NTP packets can be configured.
Enable Burst : This tells NTP to send a burst to the remote server when
the server is reachable.
Enable Iburst : The iburst function tells NTP to send a burst of queries
instead of one when the remote server is not reachable for faster clock syn-
chronization. This will occur if the connection was interrupted, or upon
restart of the NTP daemon. For additional information, please refer to pub-
lic NTP configuration documentation.
Mark as Preferred : Click here to make this server the preferred server.
For more information, see "NTP Timing System: Reference Selection and
Preference" page 1 .
Note: It is not normally recommended to select more than
one NTP Server in the NTP Servers table as being Pre-
ferred . Typically, only one NTP server should be selected as
Preferred .
5.
Click Submit, or press Enter.
2.10.8.3 NTP Peers: Adding, Configuring, Removing
To add, configure, or remove an NTP Peer:
1.
Navigate to MANAGEMENT > NETWORK: NTP Setup .
2.
The NTP Setup screen appears. The NTP Peers panel displays a list of recognized
NTP peers.
Note: Should the list be empty, no servers have been added yet.
In the event that added peers are not displayed, they could not
be resolved. Verify the IP address
To EDIT the settings of an NTP Peer, click the GEAR button next to it, and
proceed to Step 3 below.
2.10 Configuring NTP
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