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Validate an external NTP time server

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POST /cluster/ntp/servers

Validates the provided external NTP time server for usage and configures ONTAP so that all nodes in the cluster use it. The required fields are:

  • server

Default property values

If not specified in POST, the following default property values are assigned:

  • version - auto

  • key - not set

If the key is provided in POST, authentication_enabled is set to true by default.

  • cluster time-service ntp server create

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Parameters

Name Type In Required Description

return_timeout

integer

query

False

The number of seconds to allow the call to execute before returning. When doing a POST, PATCH, or DELETE operation on a single record, the default is 0 seconds. This means that if an asynchronous operation is started, the server immediately returns HTTP code 202 (Accepted) along with a link to the job. If a non-zero value is specified for POST, PATCH, or DELETE operations, ONTAP waits that length of time to see if the job completes so it can return something other than 202.

return_records

boolean

query

False

The default is false. If set to true, the records are returned.

Request Body

Name Type Description

_links

_links

authentication_enabled

boolean

Set NTP symmetric authentication on (true) or off (false).

key

ntp_key_reference

server

string

NTP server host name, IPv4, or IPv6 address.

version

string

NTP protocol version for server. Valid versions are 3, 4, or auto.
Example request 
{
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "authentication_enabled": 1,
  "key": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "id": 10
  },
  "server": "time.nist.gov",
  "version": "auto"
}

Response

Status: 202, Accepted
Name Type Description

job

job_link
Example response 
{
  "job": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "uuid": "string"
  }
}

Error

Status: Default

ONTAP Error Response Codes

Error Code Description

2097163

NTP server IPv4 address was invalid.

2097164

NTP server IPv6 address was invalid.

2097165

Cannot resolve NTP server name.

2097166

NTP server address query returned no valid IP addresses.

2097167

Failed to connect to NTP server.

2097169

NTP server provided was not synchronized with a clock or another NTP server.

2097174

NTP server provided had too high of root distance.

2097177

NTP server provided an invalid stratum.

2097179

Too many NTP servers have been configured.

2097181

NTP server address was invalid. It is a special purpose address such as loopback, multicast, or broadcast address.

2097182

NTP server address was invalid. The address is neither an IPv4 or IPv6.

2097183

NTP symmetric key authentication cannot be used for a node not in a cluster.

2097185

NTP key authentication failed for the provided key.

2097193

An unknown NTP key was provided.
Name Type Description

error

error
Example error 
{
  "error": {
    "arguments": [
      {
        "code": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "code": "4",
    "message": "entry doesn't exist",
    "target": "uuid"
  }
}

Definitions

See Definitions

href

Name Type Description

href

string

_links

Name Type Description

self

href

ntp_key_reference

Name Type Description

_links

_links

id

integer

NTP symmetric authentication key identifier or index number (ID). This ID, the type of cryptographic hash, and the cryptographic hash value are all provided by the remote NTP server.

ntp_server

Name Type Description

_links

_links

authentication_enabled

boolean

Set NTP symmetric authentication on (true) or off (false).

key

ntp_key_reference

server

string

NTP server host name, IPv4, or IPv6 address.

version

string

NTP protocol version for server. Valid versions are 3, 4, or auto.
Name Type Description

_links

_links

uuid

string

The UUID of the asynchronous job that is triggered by a POST, PATCH, or DELETE operation.

error_arguments

Name Type Description

code

string

Argument code

message

string

Message argument

error

Name Type Description

arguments

array[error_arguments]

Message arguments

code

string

Error code

message

string

Error message

target

string

The target parameter that caused the error.