How do i set up ntp or rdate – Sun Microsystems SUN STOREDGETM 5310 NAS User Manual

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1. To use the Web Admin, connect with a Web browser to http://<hostname or IP

address of your StorEdge>.

2. Click “Grant” or “Yes” to accept any Java software authorization windows and

you will reach the login screen.

3. Type the administrator password to access the administration interface.

4. Navigate to Monitoring and Notification/View System Events/Set Up Logging. All

of the options described above are available.

How do I set up NTP or RDATE?

The StorEdge can be configured to synchronize its time with either Network Time
Protocol (NTP) protocol or an RDATE server. NTP is an Internet protocol used to
synchronize the clocks of computers to a reference time source, such as a radio,
satellite receiver or modem. Typical NTP configurations use multiple redundant
servers and diverse network paths to achieve high accuracy and reliability.

The RDATE time protocol provides a site-independent date and time. It is a protocol
that can retrieve the time from another machine on your network. RDATE servers
are commonly present on UNIX systems, and allow you to synchronize StorEdge
server time with RDATE server time.

1. To set up NTP, proceed as follows:

2. Access the StorEdge via Telnet or serial console.

3. Press [Enter] at the [menu] prompt and enter the administrator password.

4. Press the spacebar until “NTP Configuration” is displayed under “Extensions” at

the lower right.

5. Select the letter corresponding to “NTP Configuration”.

NTP Enable - Enable/disable NTP

Server 1 enable - Enable the NTP server configured below

Server - IP address

Authentication - Select none or symmetric key

Key ID - Enter symmetric key if enabled above

Server 2 enable - Enable the NTP server configured below

Server - IP address

Authentication - Select none or symmetric key

Key ID - Enter symmetric key if enabled above

Min Polling Interval - Minimum polling rate for NTP messages

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