Concept Guide

• 0 (zero) directs the system to store the password as clear text. It is the default
encryption type when using the password option.
• 7 (seven) indicates that a password is encrypted using a DES hashing algorithm. It
species a hidden authentication data.
• WORD is the un-encrypted (cleartext) authentication data.
password Enter a string up to 32 characters as the password.
Defaults NTPQ
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.14(1.0) Introduced on the S4810 and S4820T.
9.14(0.0) Introduced on the C9010, FN–IOM, MIOA, MXL, S3048–ON, S4048–ON, S4048T–ON,
S5048F–ON, S6000, S6000–ON, S6010–ON, S6100–ON, and Z9100–ON.
Usage Information
NTP control key is not congured by default. If the encryption–type (0 or 7) is not specied, then 0 is selected by
default.
ntp server
Congure an NTP time-serving host.
Syntax
ntp server {hostname | ipv4-address} [key keyid] [prefer] [version number]
Parameters
ipv4-address Enter an IPv4 address (A.B.C.D).
hostname Enter the hostname of the server.
key keyid (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword key and a number as the NTP peer key. The range is
from 1 to 4294967295.
prefer (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword prefer to indicate that this peer has priority over other
servers.
version number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword version and a number to correspond to the NTP
version used on the server. The range is from 1 to 3.
Defaults Not congured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes All Modes
Command History
Version Description
9.2(0.0) Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
Usage Information
You can congure multiple time-serving hosts (up to 250). From these time-serving hosts, the operating system
chooses one NTP host with which to synchronize.
System Time 411