03-31-2019 07:45 PM - edited 02-21-2020 08:59 AM
hi all,
Id like to know if the FMC can act as an NTP server for my internal servers/devices? Of so, how exaclty?
Or it can only serve as a NTP server for FTD only? Appreciate any advise
03-31-2019 10:04 PM
While you can enable the service on an FMC, it is not recommended. Cisco specifically tells you not to do it on a virtual FMC.
Why would you even want to use it thus?
04-01-2019 12:52 AM
hi marvin,
i don't think FMC can be used as NTP server.
i don't see any options under system > time and in time synchronization.
04-01-2019 06:04 AM
@johnlloyd_13 You may be right.
Even though it is listening on udp/123 and reports itself as Stratum 12, it doesn't appear to serve when I set it as the ntp server on a switch.
root@fmc:~# ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== LOCAL(1) .SFCL. 12 l 11d 64 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 +y.ns.gin.ntt.ne 249.224.99.213 2 u 217 1024 367 28.320 6.027 3.611 +t2.time.tw1.yah 119.160.254.155 2 u 463 1024 375 83.210 -0.255 2.962 *send.mx.cdnetwo 216.239.35.12 2 u 320 1024 377 101.347 4.235 3.551 -ntp1.jst.mfeed. 133.243.236.17 2 u 28 1024 367 108.968 -4.719 3.647 root@fmc:~# netstat -a | grep ntp udp 0 0 fmc.ccielab.mrneten:ntp *:* udp 0 0 localhost:ntp *:* udp 0 0 localhost6:ntp *:* root@fmc:~# ccielab-3560cx#sh ntp assoc address ref clock st when poll reach delay offset disp ~172.31.1.10 .INIT. 16 - 512 0 0.000 0.000 15937. * sys.peer, # selected, + candidate, - outlyer, x falseticker, ~ configured ccielab-3560cx#
03-12-2025 06:28 PM
can virtual FMC serve as NTP server for FTD ? is it Cisco recommended FMC as NTP server for FTD ? any issues if set other NTP server for FTD ?
03-12-2025 07:35 PM
Get a Raspberry Pi and build it as a Stratum 1 NTP server for the entire network.
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