Cisco Nexus 7000 Series

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ntp peer
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference
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ntp peer
To configure a device as a Network Time Protocol (NTP) peer, use the ntp peer command. To remove
the device as an NTP peer, use the no form of this command.
ntp peer {ip-address | ipv6-address | dns-name} [key key-id] [prefer] [use-vrf vrf-name]
no ntp peer {ip-address | ipv6-address | dns-name} [key key-id] [prefer] [use-vrf vrf-name]
Syntax Description
Defaults None
Command Modes Global configuration mode (config)
Supported User Roles network-admin
vdc-admin
network-operator
vdc-operator
Command History
Usage Guidelines Make sure that you are in the correct virtual device context (VDC). To change the VDC, use the switchto
vdc command.
You can configure multiple peer associations.
If you configure a key to be used while communicating with the NTP server, make sure that the key exists
as a trusted key on the device.
This command does not require a license.
ip-address IPv4 address.
ipv6-address IPv6 address.
dns-name Domain Name Server (DNS) name.
key (Optional) Specifies the key to be used for associating with a server.
key-id Key ID. The range is from 1 to 65535.
prefer (Optional) Specifies the given NTP server as the preferred one.
use-vrf (Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) name.
vrf-name VRF name. The VRF name can be default, management, or any case-sensitive,
alphanumeric string up to 32 characters.
Release Modification
5.0(1) This command was introduced.