Network Time Protocol

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronizes the clocks in the management servers and switches.

The following table provides an overview of the NTP.

Table 1. Network Time Protocol overview
Network Time Protocol	Details
Description	The NTP is used to keep the switches and management servers time of day clocks synchronized. It is important to ensure the correlation of events in time.
Documentation	NTP Users Guide
When to use	The NTP is set up during installation.
Host	The NTP Server
How to access	The administrator accesses the NTP by logging on to the system on which the NTP server is running. This is done for configuration and maintenance. Normally, this is a background application.