Reference Guide

Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
ntp server
Configure an NTP time-serving host.
S5000
Syntax
ntp server {hostname | ipv4-address | ipv6-address} [key keyid]
[prefer] [version number]
Parameters
ipv4-address |
ipv6-address
Enter an IPv4 address (A.B.C.D) or IPv6 address (X:X:X:X::X).
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 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 1 to 3.
Defaults Not configured.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
You can configure multiple time serving hosts (up to 250). From these time serving
hosts, the Dell Networking OS choses one NTP host with which to synchronize.
Use the show ntp associations command to determine which server was
selected.
Because a large number of polls to NTP hosts can impact network performance,
Dell Networking recommends limiting the number of hosts configured.
Related
Commands
show ntp associations – displays the NTP servers configured and their status.
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