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MARTNA™ 10G NETWORK ACCESS (SMARTNA-X)
ADMINISTERING SMARTNA-X | ENABLING NTP
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Using the CLI to configure ports
1.
To enable DHCP for IPv4 (SmartNA-X does not support DHCP on IPv6), enter the following command and
then skip to Step 3.
2. If setting up IPv4, enter the following commands to specify a static IP address, netmask, gateway address
(optional), and DNS server address:
3. If setting up IPv6, enter the following command (the device can have IPv4 and IPv6 addresses):
4. Exit from the CLI to implement the new network settings (the system will reboot):
For reference information on the network commands, see the “Commands for managing network configuration”
section on page 83.
Enabling NTP
You can synchronize SmartNA-X system time with your network time server by enabling NTP (Network Time
Protocol). You may wish to do this so you can be sure time stamps in system log files are correctly synchronized
with your network time.
Using the web UI to enable NTP
1.
Log in to the web UI.
2. Click on the main chassis area to access system settings.
3. Select the Security tab.
4. In the NTP Server field, enter the network address of your NTP server.
5. Click Review/apply, review the changes you have made, and then click Apply to implement the new settings.
Using the CLI to enable NTP
Enter the following commands to enable NTP:
For reference information on the network commands, see the “Managing user accounts and authentication”
section on page 26.
CONTROLLER>set ipv4 dhcp
CONTROLLER>set IPv4 static <ip-address> <netmask> <gateway-address>
CONTROLLER>set IPv4 dns dns-address
CONTROLLER>set IPv6 static <ip-address> <prefix-length> <gateway-address>
CONTROLLER>exit
CONTROLLER>set ntp server <NTP-address>
CONTROLLER>exit