Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide
1.5.1 NTP Server
Supermicro switches can synchronize time with a NTP server.
Follow the below steps to configure NTP server parameters.
Step Command Description
Enters the configuration mode
ntp server <ip_address> [key (1
Configure the NTP server.
ip_addr – IP address of server.
key – Authentication key for server
connectivity in the range of 1-65535.
prefer –This option can be used to
specify a preferred NTP server when
multiple NTP servers are configured in
the switch. Only one server can be
configured as ‘prefer’ at a time.
Displays the NTP configuration.
to be part of the startup configuration.
enables the agent. NTP servers can be deleted only when
NTP status is disabled.
If the key is configured at a Supermicro switch that’s acting as an NTP client, ensure the
same key is configured at the NTP server(s) as well.
The example below shows the commands used to configure an NTP server.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# ntp server 200.200.200.10 key 100 prefer
SMIS(config)# ntp server 100.100.100.1 key 500