Time Protocols

TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring

Viewing the Current TimeP Configuration

Using different show commands, you can display either the full TimeP config­ uration or a combined listing of all TimeP, SNTP, and VLAN IP addresses configured on the switch.

Syntax: show timep

This command lists both the time synchronization method (TimeP, SNTP, or None) and the TimeP configuration, even if SNTP is not the selected time protocol. (If the TimeP Mode is set to Disabled or DHCP, then the Server field does not appear.)

For example, if you configure the switch with TimeP as the time synchroniza­ tion method, then enable TimeP in DHCP mode with the default poll interval, show timep lists the following:

Figure 9-13. Example of TimeP Configuration When TimeP Is the Selected TimeSynchronization Method

If SNTP is the selected time synchronization method, show timep still lists the TimeP configuration even though it is not currently in use:

Even though, in this example, SNTP is the current time synchronization method, the switch maintains the TimeP configuration.

Figure 9-14. Example of TimeP Configuration When TimeP Is Not the Selected Time Synchronization Method

Syntax: show management

This command can help you to easily examine and compare the IP addressing on the switch. It lists the IP addresses for all time servers configured on the switch, plus the IP addresses and default gateway for all VLANs configured on the switch.

9-19