what does asterisk mean in show clock
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03-09-2011 05:12 PM - edited 03-10-2019 05:17 AM
Hello,
I noticed there is an asterisk(*) in show clock. No idea what it means. I think there should be no asterisk here normally.
sensor# sh clock
*09:09:28 GMT+08:00 Mon May 10 2010
Does anybody has the information about that?
Thanks,
-Alejin
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03-09-2011 05:20 PM
The "asterisk" means that you have not configured NTP clock for your IPS and the clock has been configured manually.
Here is the command for your reference:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/ips/7.0/command/reference/crCmds.html#wp485412
Hope that answers your question.
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04-30-2018 01:04 AM
Hello,
I have configured ntp TIME.WINDOWS.COM but still shows the asterisk.
Also, i have the exact same configuration regarding ntp ,in the same site and in one switch has the correct UTC time and in the other it's one hour back.
Any ideas?
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04-30-2018 10:47 PM
If the switch's source interface (usually an SVI used for management or potentially a dedicated management port) can resolve the address and reach the configured NTP server via udp/123 (ntp) then it should work.
We usually don't configure a DNS name since that adds an extra layer of dependency (DNS name resolution) to the configuration.
