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E 18 – IronPort Systems 4108GL User Manual

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Time Protocols
TimeP: Viewing, Selecting, and Configuring

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For example, suppose:

Time synchronization is configured for SNTP.

You want to:

1.View the current time synchronization.

2.Select TimeP as the time synchronization mode.

3.Enable TimeP for DHCP mode.

4.View the TimeP configuration.

The commands and output would appear as follows:

Figure 8-15. Example of Enabling TimeP Operation in DHCP Mode

Enabling Timep in Manual Mode.

Like DHCP mode, configuring TimeP for

Manual

mode enables TimeP. However, for manual operation, you must also

specify the IP address of the TimeP server. (The switch allows only one TimeP
server.) To enable the TimeP protocol:

Syntax:

timesync timepSelects Timep.

ip timep manual <ip-addr>Activates TimeP in Manual mode with a spec-

ified TimeP

server.
no ip timepDisables TimeP.

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To change from one TimeP server to another, you must (1) use the no ip timep
command to disable TimeP mode, and then reconfigure TimeP in Manual
mode with the new server IP address.

show timep displays the TimeP configuration and also shows
that SNTP is the currently active time synchronization mode.

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show timep again displays the TimeP configuration and shows that TimeP is
now the currently active time synchronization mode.