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Alteon OS Command Reference

/stats/ntp

NTP Statistics

Alteon OS uses NTP (Network Timing Protocol) version 3 to synchronize the switch’s internal clock with an atomic time calibrated NTP server. With NTP enabled, the switch can accurately update its internal clock to be consistent with other devices on the network and generates accu- rate syslogs.

NTP statistics:	Server:
Primary		17
	Requests Sent:
	Responses Received:	17
	Updates:	1
Secondary Server:		0
	Requests Sent:
	Responses Received:	0
	Updates:	0

Last update based on response from primary server.

Last update time: 18:04:16 Tue Mar 13, 2007

Current system time: 18:55:49 Tue Mar 13, 2007

Table 5-31NTP Statistics Parameters (/stats/ntp)

Field	Description
Primary Server	Requests Sent: The total number of NTP requests the switch sent to
	the primary NTP server to synchronize time.
	Responses Received: The total number of NTP responses received
	from the primary NTP server.
	Updates: The total number of times the switch updated its time
	based on the NTP responses received from the primary NTP server.
Secondary Server	Requests Sent: The total number of NTP requests the switch sent to
	the secondary NTP server to synchronize time.
	Responses Received: The total number of NTP responses received
	from the secondary NTP server.
	Updates: The total number of times the switch updated its time
	based on the NTP responses received from the secondary NTP
	server.
Last update based on	Last update of time on the switch based on either primary or secondary
response from primary server	NTP response received.

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