Configuring SNTP

You can work with Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) settings from iSeries™ Navigator or by using the Change SNTP Attributes (CHGNTPA) command on the character-based interface.

SNTP can be used to adjust system time. Because most applications use the system time, those applications obtain accurate time from the system clock.

The options that you see in iSeries Navigator depend on what version of the i5/OS^® operating system you are running on your system and what version of iSeries Access for Windows^® you are using. From iSeries Navigator, click Help or press F1 for help that describes the procedures for your version.

To work with SNTP, follow these steps:

1. From iSeries Navigator, expand your system > Network > Servers > TCP/IP.

2. Right-click SNTP and select Properties. Click the following tabs to set the parameters:

   Select this tab	Then do this
   General	Specify whether to start SNTP when TCP/IP starts. You can set this preference for the server and the client separately.
   Client	Specify up to three time servers that the client can poll. Also specify the poll interval, adjustment preferences, and logging preference.
   Server	Specify your logging preference. By default, the SNTP server will serve the system time when you start it. You might want to select Server must be synchronized before valid time is served to specify that you want your system to act as a client to obtain time from another source before serving time to other clients.