Changing the sntp poll interval – HP 2600 User Manual

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Time Protocols
SNTP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring

Deletes unicast SNTP server entry.

Re-enters the unicast server with a non-
default protocol version.

show sntp displays the result.

Figure 9-6. Example of Specifying the SNTP Protocol Version Number

Changing the SNTP Poll Interval.

Syntax:

sntp poll-interval < 30 . . 720 >

Specifies how long the switch waits between time polling
intervals. The default is 720 seconds and the range is 30 to
720 seconds. (This parameter is separate from the poll
interval parameter used for Timep operation.)

For example, to change the poll interval to 300 seconds:

HPswitch(config)# sntp poll-interval 300

Disabling Time Synchronization Without Changing the SNTP
Configuration.

The recommended method for disabling time synchroniza­

tion is to use the

timesync

command to avoid changing the switch’s SNTP

configuration.

Syntax:

no timesync

Halts time synchronization without changing the switch’s
SNTP configuration

For example, suppose SNTP is running as the switch’s time synchronization
protocol, with

Broadcast

as the SNTP mode and the factory-default polling

interval. You would halt time synchronization with this command:

HPswitch(config)# no timesync

If you then viewed the SNTP configuration, you would see the following:

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