version version — Specify the NTP version number that is generated by this node. This parameter does not
need to be configured when in client mode in which case all three nodes are accepted.
Default
Values
prefer — When configuring more than one peer, one remote system can be configured as the preferred peer.
When a second peer is configured as preferred, then the new entry overrides the old entry.
server
Syntax
server ip address [key-id key-id] [version version] [prefer]
no server ip address
Context
config>system>time>ntp
Description
This command is used when the node should operate in client mode with the ntp server specified in the
address field of this command. The no construct of this command removes the server with the specified
address from the configuration.
Up to five NTP servers can be configured.
Parameters
ip-address — Configure the IP address of a node that acts as an NTP server to this network element. This is
a required parameter.
Values
key-id key-id — Enter the key-id that identifies the configured authentication key and authentication type
used by this node to transmit NTP packets to an NTP server. If an NTP packet is received by this node,
the authentication key-id, type, and key value must be valid otherwise the packet will be rejected and an
event/trap generated. This is an optional parameter.
Values
version version — Use this command to configure the NTP version number that is expected by this node.
This is an optional parameter
Default
Values
prefer — When configuring more than one peer, one remote system can be configured as the preferred peer.
When a second peer is configured as preferred, then the new entry overrides the old entry.
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