NTP Flashcards

1
Q

NTP servers with a [lower/higher] stratum are preferred.

A

lower

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2
Q

Display the status of NTP on the device:
R1# […]

A

show ntp status

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3
Q

Specify the NTP authentication key to use with the NTP server:
R1(config)# […]

A

ntp server ip-address key key-number

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4
Q

Specify an NTP trusted key:
R1(config)# […]

A

ntp trusted-key key-number

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5
Q

Create an NTP authentication key:
R1(config)# […]

A

ntp authentication-key key-number md5 key

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6
Q

Enable NTP authentication:
R1(config)# […]

A

ntp authenticate

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7
Q

Configure NTP symmetric active mode:
R1(config)# […]

A

ntp peer ip-address

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8
Q

The default stratum of the ntp master command is […].

A

8

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9
Q

Configure the device to be an NTP server:
R1(config)# […]

A

ntp master [stratum]

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10
Q

Configure the source interface of NTP messages:
R1(config)# […]

A

ntp source interface

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11
Q

NTP uses only the […] time zone.

A

UTC

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12
Q

Configure the router to update the hardware clock using NTP:
R1(config)# […]

A

ntp update-calendar

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13
Q

Show a list of configured NTP servers:
R1# […]

A

show ntp associations

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14
Q

Configure the NTP server to sync to:
R1(config)# […]

A

ntp server ip-address [prefer]

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15
Q

When an NTP server peers with another server at the same stratum level, this is called […] mode.

A

symmetric active

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16
Q

Anything above NTP stratum […] is considered unreliable and the device will not sync its time.

A

15

17
Q

NTP servers which get their time from other NTP servers are called […].

A

secondary servers

18
Q

NTP servers which get their time directly from reference clocks are also called […].

A

primary servers

19
Q

NTP servers directly connected to reference clocks are stratum […]

A

1

20
Q

Reference clocks are NTP stratum […]

A

0

21
Q

NTP = UDP port […]

A

123

22
Q

NTP = […] port 123

A

UDP

23
Q

[…] = UDP port 123

A

NTP

24
Q

The distance of an NTP server from the original reference clock is called […].

A

stratum

25
Q

A device [can/can’t] be an NTP server and client at the same time.

A

can

26
Q

Configure recurring daylight saving time:
R1(config)# […]

A

clock summer-time name recurring start end [offset]
(start and end require the week (first, last, or number), weekday, month, and time)

27
Q

Configure the timezone:
R1(config)# […]

A

clock timezone name hours-offset [minutes-offset]

28
Q

Make the hardware clock update to match the software clock’s time:
R1# […]

A

clock update-calendar

29
Q

Make the software clock update to match the hardware clock’s time:
R1# […]

A

clock read-calendar

30
Q

Configure the hardware clock:
R1# […]

A

calendar set hh:mm:ss day month year
(day and month can be reversed in order)

31
Q

Configure the software clock:
R1# […]

A

clock set hh:mm:ss day month year
(day and month can be reversed in order)

32
Q

Displays the logs of the device:
R1# […]

A

show logging

33
Q

What is the default time source for the software clock of a Cisco device?

A

hardware calendar

34
Q

What is the default time zone on Cisco devices?

A

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)

35
Q

What is the meaning of an asterisk (*) next to the time in the output of show clock?

A

The time is not authoritative

36
Q

Display the hardware clock:
R1# […]

A

show calendar

37
Q

Display the software clock, including the time source:
R1# […]

A

show clock detail

38
Q

Display the software clock:
R1# […]

A

show clock