Operation Manual – NTP
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 NTP Configuration
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Note:
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A multicast server can synchronize multicast clients only after its clock has been
synchronized.
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An S5600 series switch working in the multicast server mode supports up to 1,024
multicast clients.
I. Configuring a switch to work in the multicast server mode
Follow these steps to configure a switch to work in the NTP multicast server mode:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter VLAN interface view
interface
Vlan-interface
vlan-id
—
Configure the switch to
work in the NTP multicast
server mode
ntp-service
multicast-server
[
ip-address
]
[
authentication-keyid
keyid
|
ttl
ttl-number
|
version
number
]*
Required
Not configured by default.
II. Configuring a switch to work in the multicast client mode
Follow these steps to configure a switch to work in the NTP multicast client mode:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter VLAN interface view
interface
Vlan-interface
vlan-id
—
Configure the switch to
work in the NTP multicast
client mode
ntp-service
multicast-client
[
ip-address
]
Required
Not configured by default.
1.4 Configuring Access Control Right
With the following command, you can configure the NTP service access-control right to
the local switch for a peer device. There are four access-control rights, as follows:
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query
: Control query right. This level of right permits the peer device to perform
control query to the NTP service on the local device but does not permit the peer
device to synchronize its clock to the local device. The so-called “control query”