Configuring the Switch
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
NTP CFS Distribution
You can enable NTP fabric distribution for all Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches in a fabric using the Cisco
Fabric Services (CFS). When you perform NTP configurations, and distribution is enabled, the entire server
or peer configuration is distributed to all the switches in the fabric.
You automatically acquire a fabric-wide lock when you enter the first configuration command after you
enabled distribution in a switch.The NTP application uses an effective and pending database model to store
or commit the commands based on your configuration. You changes are stored in the pending database and
committed to the effective database.
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Enabling NTP Distribution
To enable NTP configuration fabric distribution, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Committing NTP Configuration Changes
When you commit the NTP configuration changes, the effective database is overwritten by the configuration
changes in the pending database and all the switches in the fabric receive the same configuration. When you
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Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# ntp server {ip-address |
ipv6-address | dns-name}
switch(config)# ntp peer {ip-address |
ipv6-address | dns-name}
switch# copy running-config startup-config
switch# show ntp peers
Information About CFS, page 299
Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# ntp distribute
switch(config)# no ntp distribute
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Forms an association with a server.
Forms an association with a peer. You can
specify multiple associations.
(Optional)
Saves your configuration changes to NVRAM.
(Optional)
Displays the configured server and peer
associations.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables NTP configuration distribution to all switches
in the fabric. Acquires a fabric lock and stores all future
configuration changes in the pending database.
Disables (default) NTP configuration distribution to all
switches in the fabric.
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