N Commands

This chapter describes the system management commands that begin with N.

ntp

To configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP) peers and servers for the switch, use the ntp command. To remove configured peers and servers, use the no form of this command.

ntp { peer hostname | server hostname } [ prefer ] [ use-vrf vrf-name ]

no ntp { peer hostname | server hostname }

 
Syntax Description

peer hostname

Specifies the hostname or IP address of an NTP peer.

server hostname

Specifies the hostname or IP address of the NTP server.

prefer

(Optional) Specifies this peer/server as the preferred peer/server.

use-vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) used to reach this peer/server.

 
Command Default

None

 
Command Modes

Global configuration mode

 
Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(0)N1(1a)

This command was introduced.

4.0(1a)N1(1)

The keyword use-vrf replaces the keyword vrf. The keyword vrf is retained for backwards compatibility.

 
Usage Guidelines

You can specify multiple peer associations.

Examples

This example shows how to form a server association with a server:

switch(config)# ntp server ntp.cisco.com
 

This example shows how to form a peer association with a peer:

switch(config)# ntp peer 192.168.10.0
 

This example shows how to delete an association with a peer:

switch(config)# no ntp peer 192.168.10.0
 

 
Related Commands

Command
Description

ntp distribute

Enables CFS distribution for NTP.

show ntp

Displays NTP information.

ntp abort

To discard the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) distribution session in progress, use the ntp abort command.

ntp abort

 
Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

 
Command Default

None

 
Command Modes

Global configuration mode

 
Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(0)N1(1a)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to discard the NTP CFS distribution session in progress:

switch(config)# ntp abort
 

 
Related Commands

Command
Description

ntp distribute

Enables CFS distribution for NTP.

show ntp

Displays NTP information.

ntp authenticate

To enable Network Time Protocol (NTP) authentication, use the ntp authenticate command. To disable NTP authentication, use the no form of this command.

ntp authenticate

no ntp authenticate

 
Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

 
Command Default

Disabled

 
Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

 
Command History

Release
Modification

5.0(3)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

 
Usage Guidelines

This command does not require a license.

Examples

This example shows how to enable NTP authentication:

switch(config)# ntp authenticate
 

This example shows how to disable NTP authentication:

switch(config)# no ntp authenticate
switch(config)#
 

 
Related Commands

Command
Description

show ntp
authentication-status

Displays the status of NTP authentication.

ntp commit

To apply the pending configuration pertaining to the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) distribution session in progress in the fabric, use the ntp commit command.

ntp commit

 
Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

 
Command Default

None

 
Command Modes

Global configuration mode

 
Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(0)N1(1a)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to commit changes to the active NTP configuration:

switch(config)# ntp commit
 

 
Related Commands

Command
Description

ntp distribute

Enables CFS distribution for NTP.

show ntp

Displays NTP information.

ntp distribute

To enable Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) distribution for Network Time Protocol (NTP), use the ntp distribute command. To disable this feature, use the no form of this command.

ntp distribute

no ntp distribute

 
Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

 
Command Default

Disabled

 
Command Modes

Global configuration mode

 
Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(0)N1(1a)

This command was introduced.

 
Usage Guidelines

Before distributing the Fibre Channel timer changes to the fabric, the temporary changes to the configuration must be committed to the active configuration using the ntp commit command.

Examples

This example shows how to distribute the active NTP configuration to the fabric:

switch(config)# ntp distribute
 

 
Related Commands

Command
Description

ntp commit

Commits the NTP configuration changes to the active configuration.

show ntp

Displays NTP information.

ntp sync-retry

To retry synchronization with the configured Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers, use the ntp sync-retry command.

ntp sync-retry

 
Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

 
Command Default

None

 
Command Modes

EXEC mode

 
Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(0)N1(1a)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to retry synchronization with the configured NTP servers:

switch# ntp sync-retry
 

 
Related Commands

Command
Description

ntp distribute

Enables CFS distribution for NTP.

show ntp

Displays NTP information.