Enables the use of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) for synchronizing the system clock. By default, NTP is not enabled externally and should be configured when the system is initially installed. When enabled, the active ASR 5000 SMC or ASR 5500 MIO will synchronize with external sources. If not enabled, the active SMC or MIO will use its local clock as a time source. In the event of an NTP server or network outage, an already running SMC or MIO will continue to use NTP to maintain time accuracy, but in a holdover mode.

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Mode

Exec > Global Configuration > NTP Configuration

configure > ntp

Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt:

[local]host_name(config-ntp)#

Syntax

Syntax Description

enable [ context ]

context

Default: local

Specifies the context for which NTP is to be enabled as an alphanumeric string of 1 through 79 characters.

Usage Guidelines

Sets the NTP server to be used for the system. Only one NTP server may be active at any given time.

The system uses NTP to synchronize internal clocks on the chassis to external time sources (typically GPS NTP sources, or other Stratum 2 or 3 servers, switches or routers).

All cards with CPUs synchronize to the active SMC or MIO internally. This occurs even if an external NTP server is not configured. In the event of a SMC or MIO switchover, all other cards will start synchronizing with the newly active SMC or MIO automatically.

If any NTP server is enabled, the chassis system clock will be synchronized to the active NTP server which covers all contexts for timing synchronization.

Refer to the System Administration Guide for additional information on configuring NTP.

Exits the current configuration mode and returns to the Exec mode.

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Syntax

Syntax Description

end

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to return to the Exec mode.

Exits the current mode and returns to the parent configuration mode.

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Syntax

Syntax Description

exit

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to return to the parent configuration mode.

Configures a Network TIme Protocol (NTP) server for use by the local NTP client in synchronizing the system clock.

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Mode

Exec > Global Configuration > NTP Configuration

configure > ntp

Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt:

[local]host_name(config-ntp)#

Syntax

Syntax Description

server ip_address [ prefer ] [ version number ] [ minpoll poll_period ] [ maxpoll poll_period ]
no server ip_address

no

Indicates the server specified is to be removed from the list of NTP servers for clock synchronization.

ip_address

Specifies the IP address of the NTP server to be used for clock synchronization in IPv4 dotted-decimal or IPv6 colon-separated-hexadecimal notation.

NTP should be configured for at least three external NTP servers. With three or more servers, outlyers and broken or misconfigured servers can be detected and excluded. Generally, the more servers the better (within reason).

prefer

Indicates the NTP server specified to be the preferred server. Only one server can be set to preferred. The preferred server is the first one contacted for clock synchronization.

version number

Specifies the network timing protocol version to use for server communications as an integer from 1 to 4. Default: 4 (RFC 5905)

minpoll poll_period

Specifies the minimum polling interval (in seconds) for NTP messages as a power of 2. poll_period is the exponent (power of) expressed as an integer from 6 through 17. For example, if you specify the number 6, the value is 2^6 and the resultant poll period is 64 seconds. Default: 6

maxpoll poll_period

Specifies the maximum polling interval (in seconds) for NTP messages as a power of 2. poll_period is the exponent (power of) expressed as an integer from 6 through 17. For example, if you specify the number 10, the value is 2^10 and the resultant poll period is 1024 seconds. Default: 10

Usage Guidelines

Configure the NTP servers in response to network changes.

Refer to the System Administration Guide for important information on configuring NTP servers with local sources, and using a load balancer to communicate with external NTP servers.