Service Manual

Because many polls to NTP hosts can affect network performance, Dell Networking
recommends limiting the number of hosts configured.
By default, the system performs a time synchronization if the time difference from the
time source is greater than one second.
Related
Commands
• show ntp associations — displays the NTP servers configured and their status.
ntp source
Specify an interface’s IP address to be included in the NTP packets.
Syntax
ntp source interface
To delete the configuration, use the no ntp source command.
Parameters
interface Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number
information:
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port[/subport]
information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback
then a number from 0 to 16383.
• For a port-channel interface, enter the keywords port-
channel
then the port-channel ID.
• For VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a
number from 1 to 4094.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see
the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100–ON.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
System Time and Date 1967