Chapter 1
| Initial Switch Configuration
Setting the System Clock
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To set the time zone, enter a command similar to the following.
Console(config)#clock timezone Japan hours 8 after-UTC
Console(config)#
To set the time shift for summer time, enter a command similar to the following.
Console(config)#clock summer-time SUMMER date 2 april 2013 0 0 30 june 2013 0
0
Console(config)#
To display the clock configuration settings, enter the following command.
Console#show calendar
Current Time : Jul 28 00:54:20 2015
Time Zone : Japan, 08:00
Summer Time : SUMMER, offset 60 minutes
Apr 2 2013 00:00 to Jun 30 2015 00:00
Summer Time in Effect : Yes
Console#
Configuring SNTP
Setting the clock based on an SNTP server can provide more accurate clock
synchronization across network switches than manually-configured time. To
configure SNTP, set the switch as an SNTP client, and then set the polling interval,
and specify a time server as shown in the following example.
Console(config)#sntp client
Console(config)#sntp poll 60
Console(config)#sntp server 10.1.0.19
Console(config)#exit
Console#show sntp
Current Time : Apr 2 16:06:07 2013
Poll Interval : 60 seconds
Current Mode : Unicast
SNTP Status : Enabled
SNTP Server : 10.1.0.19
Current Server : 10.1.0.19
Console#
Configuring NTP
Requesting the time from a an NTP server is the most secure method. You can
enable NTP authentication to ensure that reliable updates are received from only
authorized NTP servers. The authentication keys and their associated key number
must be centrally managed and manually distributed to NTP servers and clients.
The key numbers and key values must match on both the server and client.
When more than one time server is configured, the client will poll all of the time
servers, and compare the responses to determine the most reliable and accurate
time update for the switch.
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