Operation Manual – NTP
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 NTP Configuration
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I. Configuring a multicast client
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter interface view
interface
interface-type
interface-number
Enter the interface used to
receive NTP multicast
messages
Configure the device to
work in the NTP multicast
client mode
ntp-service
multicast-client
[
ip-address
]
Required
II. Configuring the multicast server
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter interface view
interface
interface-type
interface-number
Enter the interface used to
send NTP multicast
message
Configure the device
to work in the NTP
multicast server
mode
ntp-service
multicast-server
[
ip-address
]
[
authentication-keyid
keyid
|
ttl
ttl-number
|
version
number
] *
Required
Note:
z
A multicast server can synchronize broadcast clients only after its clock has been
synchronized.
z
You can configure up to 1024 multicast clients, among which 128 can take effect at
the same time.
1.4 Configuring Optional Parameters of NTP
1.4.1 Configuring the Interface to Send NTP Messages
After you specify the interface used to send NTP messages, the source IP address of
the NTP message will be configured as the primary IP address of the specified
interface.