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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.

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