Managing The Sdm Template; Configuring Sntp Authentication And An Sntp Server - Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Configuration Manual

Managing the SDM Template

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to set the
SDM template preference and to view information about the available SDM
templates.
Command
configure
sdm prefer {dual-ipv4-
and-ipv6 default| ipv4-
routing {data-center |
default}}
CTRL + Z
show sdm prefer
template
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Configuring SNTP Authentication and an SNTP Server

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to require
the SNTP client to use authentication when communicating with the SNTP
server. The commands also show how to configure an SNTP server.
Requiring authentication is optional. However, if you configure
authentication on the switch SNTP client, the SNTP server must be
configured with the same authentication information to allow time
synchronization to take place between the two devices.
Command
configure
sntp authentication-key
key_id key_word
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Managing General System Settings
Purpose
Enter Global Configuration mode.
Select the SDM template to apply to the switch after the
next boot.
Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
View information about the SDM template the switch is
currently using. Use the
parameters for the specified template.
Purpose
Enter Global Configuration mode.
Define an authentication key for SNTP. The variables are:
key_id
• — The encryption key ID, which is a number from
1–4294967295.
key_word
• —The authentication key, which is a string of
up to eight characters.
template
variable to view the