Managing ntp servers – Nortel Networks 5500 series User Manual

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Configuring the cluster

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/cfg/sys/time

followed by:

tzone

Specifies the time zone. You are prompted
to enter a continent or ocean area, a country,
and a region (if applicable). To view available
input options, press Enter to accept the default
(

select

) in order to display selection menus

for each item.

ntp

Accesses the NTP Servers menu, in order to
manage NTP servers used by the cluster (see

“Managing NTP servers” (page 275)

).

Managing NTP servers

You can add NTP servers to the system configuration to enable the NTP
client on the Nortel SNAS to synchronize its clock. To compensate for
discrepancies, it is recommended that NTP have access to at least three
NTP servers.

To manage NTP servers used by the system, use the following command:

/cfg/sys/time/ntp

The NTP Servers menu appears.

The NTP Servers menu includes the following options:

/cfg/sys/time/ntp

followed by:

list

IP address information for all NTP servers
configured for the system, by index number.

del <index number>

Removes the specified NTP server from the
system configuration.

index number

is the identification number

automatically assigned to the server when
you added the server to the configuration.

To view the index numbers of all configured
NTP servers, use the

list

command.

add <IPaddr>

Adds an NTP server to the system
configuration.

IPaddr

is the IP address of the NTP

server.

An index number is automatically assigned to
the server.

Nortel Secure Network Access Switch

Using the Command Line Interface

NN47230-100

03.01

Standard

28 July 2008

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