8
Synchronize with NTP
To configure primary, secondary, and tertiary NTP servers to synchronize the Server Switch with the
network, perform the following steps:
1. Enter the
enable
command to enter Privileged Exec mode.
Example
2. Enter the
configure terminal
command to enter Global Configuration mode.
Example
3. Enter the
ntp
command with
• the
server-one
keyword
• the IP address of the NTP server
to assign a primary NTP server.
Example
4. (Optional, Recommended) Enter the
ntp
command with
• the
server-two
keyword
• the IP address of the NTP server
to assign a secondary NTP server.
Example
5. (Optional, Recommended) Enter the
ntp
command with
• the
server-three
keyword
• the IP address of the NTP server
to assign a tertiary NTP server.
Example
Connect Beyond BladeCenter
To extend your InfiniBand fabric beyond your BladeCenter cluster, you must configure the priority of
the subnet manager (SM) on your Server Switch Module(s), then connect one or more of the external
interfaces on your Server Switch Module(s) to an outside InfiniBand fabric.
IBM BladeCenter> enable
IBM BladeCenter#
IBM BladeCenter# configure terminal
IBM BladeCenter(config)#
IBM BladeCenter(config)# ntp server-one 10.2.0.13
IBM BladeCenter(config)# ntp server-two 10.2.0.14
IBM BladeCenter(config)# ntp server-three 10.2.0.15