Configuring The Ntp Symmetric Mode Example - HP 5820X Switch Configuration Manual

Root dispersion: 1.05 ms
Peer dispersion: 7.81 ms
Reference time: 14:53:27.371 UTC Sep 19 2005 (C6D94F67.5EF9DB22)
The output shows that Switch B has been synchronized to Switch A, and the clock stratum level of Switch B
is 3, while that of Switch A is 2.
# View the NTP session information of Switch B, which shows that an association has been set up
between Switch B and Switch A.
[SwitchB] display ntp-service sessions
source
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[12345] 1.0.1.11
note: 1 source(master),2 source(peer),3 selected,4 candidate,5 configured
Total associations :

Configuring the NTP symmetric mode example

Network requirements
Perform the following configurations to synchronize time among devices:
The local clock of Switch A is to be configured as a reference source, with the stratum level of 2.
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Switch B works in the client mode and Switch A is to be used as the NTP server of Switch B.
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After Switch B is synchronized to Switch A , Switch C works in the symmetric-active mode and Switch
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B will act as peer of Switch C. Switch C is the symmetric-active peer while Switch B is the symmetric-
passive peer.
Figure 26 Network diagram for NTP symmetric peers mode configuration
Configuration procedure
Configure IP addresses for interfaces (omitted)
1.
Configuration on Switch B:
2.
# Specify Switch A as the NTP server of Switch B.
<SwitchB> system-view
[SwitchB] ntp-service unicast-server 3.0.1.31
View the NTP status of Switch B after clock synchronization.
3.
[SwitchB] display ntp-service status
reference stra reach
127.127.1.0 2
1
poll now offset
63 64 3 -75.5
69
delay disper
31.0 16.5