Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Managing General System Settings

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sntp server {

ip_address |

hostname} [priority

priority] [key key_id]

Define the SNTP server.

ip_address—The IP address (or host name) of the SNTP

server to poll. The IP address can be an IPv4 or IPv6

address.

priority—(Optional) If multiple SNTP servers are

defined, this number determines which server the switch

polls first. The priority is 1–8, where 1 is the highest

priority. If you do not specify a priority, the servers are

polled in the order that they are entered.

key_id—(Optional) Enter an authentication key to use.

The key must be previously defined by the sntp

authentication-key command.

sntp

{unicast|broadcast}

client enable

This command enables the SNTP client and allows the

switch to poll configured unicast SNTP servers for updates

or receive broadcasts from any SNTP server.

sntp client poll timer

seconds

Specify how often the SNTP client requests SNTP packets

from the configured server(s).
seconds—The poll interval can be 64, 128, 256, 512, or

1024 seconds.

CTRL + Z

Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.

show sntp configuration Verify the SNTP configuration.
show sntp status

View information about the SNTP updates.

Command

Purpose

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