SMC Networks SMC6724L3 manual Setting the System Clock

BASIC CONFIGURATION

CLI – Enter the IP address of the TFTP server, specify the source file on the server, set the startup file name on the switch, and then restart the switch.

Console#copy tftp startup-config 4-53

TFTP server ip address: 192.168.1.19

Source configuration file name: config-1

Startup configuration file name [] : startup \Write to FLASH Programming.

-Write to FLASH finish. Success.

Console#reload

If you download the startup configuration file under a new file name, you can set this file as the startup file at a later time, and then restart the switch.

Console#config
Console(config)#boot system config: startup-new	4-59
Console(config)#exit
Console#reload	4-28

Setting the System Clock

Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) allows the switch to set its internal clock based on periodic updates from a time server (SNTP or NTP). Maintaining an accurate time on the switch enables the system log to record meaningful dates and times for event entries. Without SNTP, the switch will only record the time from the factory default set at the last bootup.

This switch acts as an SNTP client in two modes:

Unicast – The switch periodically sends a request for a time update to a configured time server. You can configure up to three time server IP addresses. The switch will attempt to poll each server in the configured sequence.

Broadcast – The switch sets its clock from an time server in the same subnet that broadcasts time updates. If there is more than one SNTP server, the switch accepts the first broadcast it detects and ignores broadcasts from other servers.

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