Related commands
display ntp-service sessions
ntp-service multicast-client
Use ntp-service multicast-client to configure the device to operate in NTP multicast client mode and use
the current interface to receive NTP multicast packets.
Use undo ntp-service multicast-client to remove the configuration.
Syntax
ntp-service multicast-client [ ip-address ]
undo ntp-service multicast-client [ ip-address ]
Default
The device does not operate in any NTP association mode.
Views
Interface view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
mdc-admin
Parameters
ip-address: Specifies a multicast IP address in the range of 224.0.1.1 to 224.0.1.255. The default is
224.0.1.1. A multicast server and client must be configured with the same multicast IP address.
Usage guidelines
After you configure this command, the device listens to NTP messages with the destination address as the
specified multicast address.
If you have configured the device to operate in multicast client mode on an interface with this command,
do not add the interface to any aggregate group. To add the interface to an aggregate group, remove
the configuration of the command.
Examples
# Configure the device to operate in multicast client mode and receive NTP multicast messages on
VLAN-interface 1, and set the multicast address to 224.0.1.1.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface vlan-interface 1
[Sysname-Vlan-interface1] ntp-service multicast-client 224.0.1.1
Related commands
ntp-service multicast-server
ntp-service multicast-server
Use ntp-service multicast-server to configure the device to operate in NTP multicast server mode and use
the current interface to send NTP multicast packets.
Use undo ntp-service multicast-server to remove the configuration.
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