Dell X1000 Series

Switch Management 107
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To define the types of server from which the device accepts SNTP
information and the polling interval:
1
Click Switch Management > Time Synchronization > SNTP Global
Settings
.
2 Enter the fields:
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Poll Interval (Sec.) — Enter the interval (in seconds) at which the
SNTP servers are polled.
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Receive Broadcast Servers Updates — Enable/disable receiving time
information from Broadcast servers.
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Receive Anycast Servers Updates — Enable/disable receiving time
information from Anycast SNTP servers.
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Receive Unicast Servers Updates — Enable/disable receiving time
information from the SNTP servers defined on the switch.
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Poll Unicast Requests — Enable/disable sending SNTP Unicast server
time information requests to the SNTP server.
SNTP Authentication
Use the SNTP Authentication page to enable/disable SNTP authentication
between the device and an SNTP server, and to set the means by which the
SNTP server is authenticated.
To configure SNTP authentication:
1
Click Switch Management > Time Synchronization > SNTP
Authentication
.
The previously-defined authentication keys are displayed.
2 Click Edit , Settings Icon ( ) to enable/disable SNTP Authentication .
This enables/disables authenticating SNTP sessions between the device
and an SNTP server.
3 Click OK .
4 Multiple keys can be defined. To add a new SNTP authentication key, click
Edit, Add , and enter the fields.
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Encryption Key ID — Enter the number used to identify this SNTP
authentication key internally.