Dell Force10 S25N-S50N FTOS Command Line Reference Guide FTOS 8.4.2.7 E-Series - Page 1438

www.dell.com | support.dell.com ntp multicast client e Configure the switch to receive NTP information from the network via multicast. Syntax ntp multicast client [multicast-address] To disable multicast reception, use the no ntp multicast client [multicast-address] command. Parameters multicast-address (OPTIONAL) Enter a multicast address. Enter either an IPv4 address in dotted decimal format or an IPv6 address in X:X:X:X::X format. If you do not enter a multicast address, the address 224.0.1.1 is configured if the interface address is IPv4 or ff05::101 is configured if the interface address is IPv6. Defaults Not configured. Command Modes INTERFACE Command History Version 8.4.1.0 pre-Version 6.1.1.0 Added support for IPv6 multicast addresses. Introduced for E-Series ntp server c e s Configure an NTP time-serving host. Syntax ntp server {hostname | ipv4-address | ipv6-address} [key keyid] [prefer] [version number] Parameters ipv4-address | ipv6-address hostname key keyid prefer version number Enter an IPv4 address (A.B.C.D) or IPv6 address (X:X:X:X::X). Enter the hostname of the server. (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword key and a number as the NTP peer key. Range: 1 to 4294967295 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword prefer to indicate that this peer has priority over other servers. (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword version and a number to correspond to the NTP version used on the server. Range: 1 to 3 Defaults Not configured. Command Modes CONFIGURATION Command History Version 8.4.1.0 Version 7.6.1.0 Version 7.5.1.0 pre-Version 6.1.1.0 Added IPv6 support. Support added for S-Series Support added for C-Series Introduced for E-Series Usage Information You can configure multiple time serving hosts (up to 250). From these time serving hosts, the FTOS will choose one NTP host with which to synchronize. Use the show ntp associations to determine which server was selected. 1438 | Time and Network Time Protocol (NTP)