Avaya ERS 55xx NTP setting

Out of the box, Avaya ERS 55xx switch system will indicate below time clock.

 

ERS_5520# show clock
   System Clock time  :    THU JAN 01 00:02:01 1970
   Current SNTP time  :    Not Set
   Daylight saving recurring time is disabled
   Daylight saving time is disabled
   Time zone offset from UTC is 00:00
 

ERS_5520# show ntp
  NTP client enabled : false
  NTP polling interval : 15 minutes
  Last NTP update:

ERS_5520#show sntp
  SNTP Status:                    disabled
  Primary server address:         0.0.0.0
  Secondary server address:       0.0.0.0
  Sync interval:                  24 hours
  Last sync source:               0.0.0.0
  Primary server sync failures:   1
  Secondary server sync failures: 0
  Last sync time:                 Not Set
  Next sync time:                 Not Set
  Current time:                   Not Set
 

 

 

Here is how to configure NTP by CLI.

Given condition

– NTP sources : 10.10.10.2 & 10.10.10.3
– US Estern time zone
– Summer-time : 3/11/2013 ~ 11/4/2013.
– H/W : Avaya ERS 5500 with ver. v6.2.1.003
 

[Avaya ERS 5520]

ERS_5520# Conf t
ERS_5520(config)# sntp server primary address 10.10.10.2
ERS_5520(config)# sntp server secondary address 10.10.10.3
ERS_5520(config)# sntp enable
ERS_5520(config)# clock time-zone EST -5
ERS_5520(config)# clock summer-time recurring 2 sunday march 00:00 1 sunday november 00:00 60

ERS_5520(config)# clock summer-time EDT date march 11 2013 00:00 November 4 2013 00:00

* NTP summer-time recurring option is available after S/W ver. 6.2.100.73.

ERS_5520# show clock
 

 

 

 

* NTP command will support by S/W ver. 6.2.100.73