Enterasys Networks XSR CLI sntp-client poll-interval, sntp-server enable

SNTP Commands
3-92 Configuring the XSR Platform
sntp-client poll-interval
ThiscommandconfigurestheintervaltheSNTPclientwaits,whensynchronized,beforesending
anothertimerequesttoanSNTPserver.Thepoll‐intervalisappliedcontinuouslyaftertheclientis
firstsynchronized.Ifbothprimaryandalternateserversareconfigured,pollsaresentonlytothe
firstserver,oncethis��wasdetectedtobeactiveandonlyifthisserverbecomesinactivewillthe
clientstartpollingthealternateserver.Aclientdeclaresaserverinactiveifnoresponseisreceived
totenconsecutiverequests.
Whenthetimeisnotsynchronizedafterbootup,aresynchronizationintervalisusedtosendtime
requeststotheserveratfixedintervalsof60seconds.Amaximumof10suchrequestsaresentin
casenoanswerwasreceivedbeforetheSNTPclientdecidesthisserverisdown.Ifanalternate
serveraddressisconfigured,requestsaresentouttoit.Theresyncintervalisusedinsteadofthe
pollingintervaltoensurethetimeislearnedfairlyquicklyifthepollintervalwassettoahigher
value.Afterinitialsynchronization,clientrequestsaresentusingtheconfiguredpollinterval.
Syntax
sntp-client poll-interval [value]
Parameters
Mode
Globalconfiguration:XSR(config)#
Default
512seconds
sntp-server enable
ThiscommandenablestheSNTPserver.
Syntax
sntp-server enable
Mode
Globalconfiguration:XSR(config)#
Default
Disabled
value Poll‐interval,rangingfrom16to16284seconds.