SNTP Configuration Examples

The following example configures the client for SNTP broadcast mode:

• Setting the broadcast delay to 3500 milliseconds
• Setting the timezone to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
• Displaying the current SNTP configuration

  System(rw)->set sntp client broadcast
  System(rw)->set sntp broadcastdelay 3500
  System(rw)->set timezone EDT -4 0
  System(rw)->show sntp
  SNTP Version: 4
  Current Time: SAT AUG 01 14:34:53 2009
  Timezone: 'EDT', offset from UTC is -4 hours and 0 minutes
  Client Mode: broadcast
  Broadcast Delay: 3500 microseconds
  Broadcast Count: 1
  Poll Interval: 512 seconds
  Poll Retry: 1
  Poll Timeout: 5 seconds
  SNTP Poll Requests: 0
  Last SNTP Update: SAT AUG 01 14:23:54 2009
  Last SNTP Request: SAT AUG 01 14:23:54 2009
  Last SNTP Status: Enabled
  Status        Precedence        SNTP-Server
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Active             1            10.21.1.300
  System(rw)->

The following example configures the client for SNTP unicast mode with SNTP authentication operational:

• Enables SNTP authentication mode
• Creates an SNTP authentication key instance 1 and sets the password to foobar
• Sets the SNTP server to IP address 10.21.1.100 and assigns authentication key instance 1 to it
• Set the SNTP authentication key trust flag to enable for key instance 1
• Sets the SNTP poll interval to 600 seconds
• Sets the UTC timezone to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
• Sets the poll retry to 2
• Displays the current SNTP configuration

  System(rw)->set sntp client unicast
  System(rw)->set sntp authentication mode enable
  System(rw)->set sntp authentication key 1 md5 foobar
  System(rw)->set sntp authentication trust 1 enable
  System(rw)->set sntp server 10.21.1.100 key 1
  System(rw)->set sntp poll-interval 600
  System(rw)->set timezone EDT -4 0
  System(rw)->set sntp poll-retry 2
  System(rw)->show sntp
  SNTP Version: 4
  Current Time: FRI MAY 06 15:33:53 2011
  Timezone: 'EDT', offset from UTC is -4 hours and 0 minutes
  Client Mode: unicast
  Broadcast Delay: 3000 microseconds
  Broadcast Count: 0
  Poll Interval: 600 seconds
  Poll Retry: 2
  Poll Timeout: 5 seconds
  SNTP Poll Requests: 2
  Last SNTP Update: MON MAY 02 14:42:52 2011
  Last SNTP Request: MON MAY 02 14:42:52 2011
  Last SNTP Status: Enabled
  SNTP Servers:
  Status        Precedence     Key        SNTP-Server
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Active             1          1         10.21.1.100
  SNTP Authentication: Enabled
  Status        Key            Type         Trusted
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Active        1             MD5           Enabled
  System(rw)->