Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Configuration Manual page 263

Command
key_id
sntp trusted-key
sntp authenticate
ip_address
sntp server {
hostname
} [priority
priority key_id
] [key
sntp
{unicast|broadcast}
client enable
sntp client poll timer
seconds
CTRL + Z
show sntp configuration Verify the SNTP configuration.
show sntp status
Purpose
Specify the authentication key the SNTP server must
include in SNTP packets that it sends to the switch.
key_id
The number must be an encryption key ID defined
in the previous step.
Require authentication for communication with the SNTP
server.
A trusted key must be configured before this command is
executed.
| Define the SNTP server.
ip_address
•
]
server to poll. The IP address can be an IPv4 or IPv6
address.
priority
• —(Optional) If multiple SNTP servers are
defined, this number determines which server the switch
polls first. The priority is 1–8, where 1 is the highest
priority. If you do not specify a priority, the servers are
polled in the order that they are entered.
key_id
• —(Optional) Enter an authentication key to use.
The key must be previously defined by the sntp
authentication-key command.
This command enables the SNTP client and allows the
switch to poll configured unicast SNTP servers for updates
or receive broadcasts from any SNTP server.
Specify how often the SNTP client requests SNTP packets
from the configured server(s).
seconds
—The poll interval can be 64, 128, 256, 512, or
1024 seconds.
Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
View information about the SNTP updates.
—The IP address (or host name) of the SNTP
Managing General System Settings
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