Timep: Viewing, Selecting, And Configuring - HP ProCurve Series 4100GL Management And Configuration Manual

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TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring

Table 9-2.Timep Parameters
SNTP Parameter Operation
Time Sync Used to select either TIMEP (the default), SNTP, or None as the time synchronization method.
Method
Timep Mode
Disabled The Default. Timep does not operate, even if specified by the Menu interface Time Sync Method
parameter or the CLI timesync command.
DHCP When Timep is selected as the time synchronization method, the switch attempts to acquire a Timep
server IP address via DHCP. If the switch receives a server address, it polls the server for updates
according to the Timep poll interval. If the switch does not receive a Timep server IP address, it cannot
perform time synchronization updates.
Manual When Timep is selected as the time synchronization method, the switch attempts to poll the specified
server for updates according to the Timep poll interval. If the switch fails to receive updates from the
server, time synchronization updates do not occur.
Server Used only when the TimeP Mode is set to Manual. Specifies the IP address of the TimeP server that
Address the switch accesses for time synchronization updates. You can configure one server.
Poll Interval Default: 720 minutes. Specifies the interval the switch waits between attempts to poll the TimeP server
for updates.
(minutes)
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TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and
Configuring
TimeP Feature
view the Timep time synchronization
configuration
select Timep as the time synchronization
method
disable time synchronization
enable the Timep mode
DHCP
manual
none/disabled
change the SNTP poll interval
Default Menu
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TIMEP page 9-13
timep page 9-15
Disabled
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