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# 1  
Old 08-12-2014
Need to know how can we add seconday ntp server
Hi

I would like to know how can we add seconday ntp server in below mention ntp client file.

Suppose my seconday ntp server name is sunntp2


Code:
root@host1 # cat /etc/inet/ntp.client
# ident "@(#)ntp.client 1.3     00/07/17 SMI"
#
# /etc/inet/ntp.client
#
# An example file that could be copied over to /etc/inet/ntp.conf; it
# provides a configuration for a host that passively waits for a server
# to provide NTP packets on the ntp multicast net.
#
multicastclient 224.0.1.1
driftfile /etc/ntp.drift
server sunntp1 prefer

# 2  
Old 08-12-2014
Code:
# ident "@(#)ntp.client 1.3     00/07/17 SMI"
#
# /etc/inet/ntp.client
#
# An example file that could be copied over to /etc/inet/ntp.conf; it
# provides a configuration for a host that passively waits for a server
# to provide NTP packets on the ntp multicast net.
#
multicastclient 224.0.1.1
driftfile /etc/ntp.drift
server sunntp1 prefer
server nunntp2

# 3  
Old 08-12-2014
Thanks DukeNuke2

Just want to confirm that above configuration will also work for, if I want sunntp1 should be my primary NTP server, if it goes down then only it will sync with sunntp2 server.
# 4  
Old 08-12-2014
How does it work?
# 5  
Old 08-13-2014
Thanks for the link DukeNuke2. It clear my other doubts.

But still didn't clear me doubt whether above configuration will also work for, if I want sunntp1 should be my primary NTP server, if it goes down then only it will sync with sunntp2 server.

As per my understanding " prefer " keyword means sunntp1 will be primary ntp server & sunntp2 will be seconday ntp server as prefer keywork is not there in front of it. Am I right?
# 6  
Old 08-13-2014
All this is easily answered by using a search engine:

Configuration Options

Quote:
prefer
Marks the server as preferred. All other things being equal, this host will be chosen for synchronization among a set of correctly operating hosts. See the Mitigation Rules and the prefer Keyword page for further information.
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