Configuring Real-Time Clock - Avaya 5900 Series Quick Start Configuration

Connecting and configuring the switch
About this task
Use this procedure to configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers for SNTP.
Procedure
1. Enter Global Configuration mode:
enable
configure terminal
2. Enter the following command to configure the SNTP server primary IP address:
sntp server primary address [<A.B.C.D> |
<primary_server_ipv6address>]
3. Enter the following command to configure the SNTP secondary server IP address:
sntp server secondary address [<A.B.C.D> |
<secondary_server_ipv6address>]
Note:
SNTP supports primary and secondary NTP servers. The system attempts to access the
secondary NTP server only if the primary NTP server is unresponsive.
4. Enter the following command to enable SNTP:
sntp enable
Variable definitions
Use the definitions in the following table to use the sntp server command.
Variable
<A.B.C.D>
<primary_server_ipv6address>
<secondary_server_ipv6address>

Configuring real-time clock

About this task
Configure the real-time clock (RTC) to provide the switch with time information. The RTC provides
the switch with time information in the instance that SNTP time is not available.
Procedure
1. Log on to ACLI to enter User EXEC mode.
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Definition
Enter the IP address of the NTP server.
Enter the IPv6 address of the primary NTP server.
Enter the IPv6 address of the secondary NTP server.
Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 5900 Series
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