Time Protocols

TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring

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

Figure 8-11. Example of SNTP Configuration When SNTP Is Not the Selected Time Synchronization Method

Configuring (Enabling or Disabling) the TimeP Mode

Enabling the TimeP mode means to configure it for either broadcast or unicast mode. Remember that to run TimeP as the switch’s time synchronization protocol, you must also select TimeP as the time synchronization method by using the CLI timesync command (or the Menu interface Time Sync Method parameter).

Syntax: timesync timep

Selects TimeP as the time protocol.

ip timep < dhcp manual > Enables the selected TimeP mode.

no ip timep

Disables the TimeP mode.

no timesync

Disables the time protocol.

Enabling TimeP in DHCP Mode. Because the switch provides a TimeP polling interval (default: 720 minutes), you need only these two commands for a minimal TimeP DHCP configuration:

Syntax: timesync timep

Selects TimeP as the time synchronization

 

method.

ip timep dhcp

Configures DHCP as the TimeP mode.

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