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Chapter 3 CLI Commands
ntpdate
ntpdate
To set the software clock (time and date) on a WAAS device using an NTP server, use the ntpdate EXEC
command.
ntpdate {hostname | ip-address} [key {authentication-key}]
Syntax Description
Defaults No default behavior or values.
Command Modes EXEC
Device Modes application-accelerator
central-manager
Usage Guidelines Use the ntpdate command to find the current time of day and set the current time on the WAAS device
to match. You must save the time to the hardware clock using the clock save command if you want to
restore the time after a reload.
Examples The following example shows how to set the software clock on the WAAS device using a NTP server:
WAE# ntpdate 10.11.23.40
Related Commands clock
(config) clock
(config) ntp
show clock
show ntp
hostname NTP hostname.
ip-address NTP server IP address.
key (Optional) Specifies to use authentication with the NTP server.
authentication-key Authentication key string to use with the NTP server authentication. This
value must be between 0 and 4294967295.