Dell 9.7(0.0) manual Ntp source interface

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VersionDescription

9.0.2.0Introduced on the S6000.

8.3.11.1Introduced on the Z9000.

8.4.1.0Added IPv6 support.

7.6.1.0Introduced on the S-Series.

7.5.1.0Introduced on the C-Series.

6.1.1.0Introduced on the E-Series.

You can configure multiple time-serving hosts . From these time-serving hosts, the Dell Networking OS chooses one NTP host with which to synchronize. To determine which server was selected, use the show ntp associations command.

Because many polls to NTP hosts can impact network performance, Dell Networking recommends limiting the number of hosts configured.

show ntp associations — displays the NTP servers configured and their status.

ntp source

Specify an interface’s IP address to be included in the NTP packets.

Syntax	ntp source interface
	To delete the configuration, use the no ntp source command.
Parameters	interface	Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number
		information:
		• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
		TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
		• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
		fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
		• For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback
		then a number from 0 to 16383.
		• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keyword lag then
		a number. The range is from 1 to 128.
		• For VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a
		number from 1 to 4094.
Defaults	Not configured.

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