set sntp client Configuring Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Guide 13-3
set sntp client
UsethiscommandtosettheSNTPoperationmode.
Syntax
set sntp client {broadcast | unicast | disable}
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Client Mode Whether SNTP client is operating in unicast or broadcast mode. Set
using set sntp client command (“set sntp client” on page 13-3).
Broadcast Delay Round trip delay for SNTP broadcast frames. Default of 3000
microseconds can be reset using the set sntp broadcastdelay
command (“set sntp broadcastdelay” on page 13-5).
Broadcast Count Number of SNTP broadcast frames received.
Poll Interval Interval between SNTP unicast requests. Default of 512 seconds can
be reset using the set sntp poll-interval command (“set sntp poll-
interval” on page 13-6).
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 13-7).
Poll Timeout Timeout for a response to a unicast SNTP request. Default of 5
seconds can be reset using set sntp poll-timeout command (“clear
sntp poll-timeout” on page 13-8).
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 update.
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 13-4).
Status Whether or not the SNTP server is active.
Table 13-1 show sntp Output Details (continued)
Output... What it displays...
broadcast EnablesSNTPinbroadcastclientmode.
unicast EnablesSNTPinunicast(point‐to‐point)clientmode.Inthismode,the
clientmustsupplytheIPaddressfromwhichtoretrievethecurrent
time.
disable DisablesSNTP.