ntp source on Brocade switch

[Mick Ryan]

Hi

I'd like to configure multiple ntp sources on a Brocade switch but can't seem to get the format of the command right.

This works fine
tsclockserver x.x.x.x

However, if I issue the following command
tsclockserver x.x.x.1 x.x.x.2
Then the tsclockserver command shows
Active NTP Server x.x.x.1
Configured NTP Server List x.x.x1

No mention of x.x.x.2

Any ideas?

Cheers

Mike

[IBaltay]

Hi,
try to separate the 2 NTP servers by ";"

[Mick Ryan]

Thanks for the reply.

I have tried all the following:
tsclockserver "x.x.x.1 x.x.x.2"
tsclockserver "x.x.x.1,x.x.x.2"
tsclockserver "x.x.x.1:x.x.x.2"
tsclockserver x.x.x.1,x.x.x.2
tsclockserver x.x.x.1:x.x.x.2
All of these give the error:
Updating Clock Server configuration...Invalid NTP servers present in the list

The only that doesn't error is
tsclockserver x.x.x.1 x.x.x.2
but this seems to only pick up and configure the first ntp server

Cheers

Mike

[IBaltay]

have you tried the semicolon separator too?

[Mick Ryan]

I hadn't 8-)

tsclockserver x.x.x.1;x.x.x.2
Updating Clock Server configuration...done.
Updated with the NTP servers
rbash: 10.192.0.12: command not found

I think it has a unix o/s underneath the covers, so it sees the ; as a different command

Cheers

[IBaltay · Accepted solution]

in FABOS 6.1.0 it is allready valid syntax...

[IBaltay]

but the syntax should be the following:
tsclockserver "NTPServer1_IP;NTPServer2_IP"

[Mick Ryan]

Ah, it was a semi-colon. The exact required format is

tsclockserver "x.x.x.1;x.x.x.2"

tsclockserver
Active NTP Server x.x.x.1
Configured NTP Server List x.x.x.1;x.x.x.2

Apologies if that was what you originally meant

Cheers

Mike