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Chapter 2 Configuring CSS Basics
Synchronizing the CSS with an SNTP Server
Configuring a Primary or Secondary SNTP Server
The CSS can receive the time from an SNTP server. You can configure up to two
SNTP servers on the CSS. The primary server is the main server from which the
CSS receives the time. You can configure an additional server, a secondary server,
that acts as a backup server if the primary SNTP server is unavailable.
For the CSS to receive the time from an SNTP server, you must configure the IP
address for the server through the sntp command. You can configure a primary,
or secondary server, or both. You can also configure the version of SNTP that the
server is using. The syntax for this command is:
sntp primary-server | secondary-server ip_address {version number}
The keywords, options, and variables are:
• primary-server - Configures the server as the primary SNTP server.
• secondary-server - Configures the server as the secondary SNTP server.
• ip_address - The IP address for the SNTP server. Enter an IP address in
dotted-decimal notation (for example, 192.168.1.0).
• version number - (Optional) Configures the version number of the SNTP
server. The valid number entries are 1 to 4. The default is 1.
For example., to configure a primary SNTP server running version 3, enter:
(config)# sntp primary-server 192.168.19.21 version 3
To remove a primary SNTP server, enter:
(config)# no sntp primary-server
To configure a secondary SNTP server running version 3, enter:
(config)# sntp secondary-server 192.168.19.22 version 3
To remove a secondary SNTP server, enter:
(config)# no sntp secondary-server