Dell PowerConnect 5424

Configuring System Information 87
Figure 6-11. SNTP Servers
• SNTP Server — Enter a user-defined SNTP server IP addresses or hostname. Up to eight SNTP servers
can be defined. This field can contain 1 - 158 characters.
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Poll Interval — Enables polling the selected SNTP Server for system time information, when enabled.
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Encryption Key ID — Specifies the Key Identification used to communicate between the SNTP server
and device. The range is 1 - 4294967295.
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Preference — The SNTP server providing SNTP system time information. The possible field values are:
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Primary — The primary server provides SNTP information.
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Secondary — The backup server provides SNTP information.
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Status — The operating tatus The possible field values are:
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Up — The SNTP server is currently operating normally.
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Down — The SNTP server is currently not operating normally.
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Unknown — The SNTP server status is currently unknown.
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Last Response — The last time a response was received from the SNTP server.
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Offset — Timestamp difference between the device local clock and the acquired time from the
SNTP server.