Configuring SNTP set sntp client
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set sntp client
Use this command to set the SNTP operation mode.
Syntax
set sntp client {broadcast | unicast | disable}
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switch command, read-write.
Example
This example shows how to enable SNTP in broadcast mode:
C3(su)->set sntp client broadcast
Poll Retry Number of poll retries to a unicast SNTP server. Default of 1 can be reset using the
set sntp poll-retry command (“set sntp poll-retry” on page 20-7).
Poll Timeout Timeout for a response to a unicast SNTP request. Default of 5 seconds can be
reset using set sntp poll-timeout command (“set sntp poll-timeout” on page 20-8).
SNTP Poll Requests Total number of SNTP poll requests.
Last SNTP Update Date and time of most recent SNTP update.
Last SNTP Request Date and time of most recent SNTP request.
Last SNTP Status Whether or not broadcast reception or unicast transmission and reception was
successful.
SNTP-Server IP address(es) of SNTP server(s).
Precedence Precedence level of SNTP server in relation to its peers. Highest precedence is 1
and lowest is 10. Default of 1 can be reset using the set sntp server command (“set
sntp server” on page 20-5).
Key The key ID of the authentication key associated with this server.
Status Whether or not the SNTP server is active.
Table 20-1 show sntp Output Details (Continued)
Output Field What It Displays...
broadcast Enables SNTP in broadcast client mode.
unicast Enables SNTP in unicast (point-to-point) client mode. In this mode, the
client must supply the IP address from which to retrieve the current time.
disable Disables SNTP.