Monitoring NTP Servers

The NTP Servers view displays the status of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers associated with a UCM cluster. The view arranges the key attributes of all associated NTP servers in a table.

To launch the Cisco NTP Servers view, follow these steps:

  1. From the Workspaces navigation pane, click Cisco IP Telephony > UCM Clusters. The UCM Clusters view opens in the right pane.
  2. Select a UCM Cluster of your interest, and then click (the Open icon). The UCM Cluster Details form opens.
  3. Click the NTP Servers tab. The NTP Servers view opens on the right pane.
Basic Attributes of the NTP Servers Table
Attribute Description
Remote Server Indicates the remote NTP server associated with the UCM cluster.
Stratum Indicates the stratum number from the CUCM to the NTP remote server.
Reach Indicates the peer reachability by the NTP process. This is reported as an octal value.
Offset Indicates the frequency offset between the local clock hardware and the authoritative time from the NTP servers.
State

Indicates the state of the NTP server associated with the UCM cluster. The state can be one of the following:

  • Active: Indicates that the server is selected for synchronization
  • Rejected: Indicates that the server is discarded due to high stratum and failed sanity checks.
  • Selected: Indicates that the server is selected for sync, but has high delay/offset/jitter.
  • Included: Indicates that the server is a candidate NTP server and is included in the final selection set.
  • Invalid: Indicates that the server is invalid or non-viable.

NTP Server Details Form

You can view the details of the selected NTP Server using the NTP Server Details form.

To view the NTP Server Details form, follow this step:

  • From the NTP Servers view table, select the NTP Server for which you want to view the details, and then click . The NTP Server Details form opens.

Analysis Pane

You can view a summary of the details of the selected NTP Server on the Analysis pane. The following tabs and related details are displayed:

NTP Server Details Summary tab

  • Remote Server: The remote NTP server associated with the UCM cluster.
  • Stratum: The stratum number from the CUCM to the NTP remote server.
  • Reach: The peer reachability by the NTP process.
  • Clock Offset: The frequency offset between the local clock hardware and the authoritative time from the NTP servers.
  • Cluster NTP Status: The state of the NTP server associated with the UCM cluster.
  • Management Server: The management server of the UCM subscriber group. This attribute displays one of the following values:
    • Local: If the UCM subscriber group is being managed by the NNMi management server console on which you are viewing the UCM subscriber group details.
    • Name of the regional manager that manages the UCM subscriber group.

Remote Server tab

This tab displays the following details of the selected NTP server associated with the UCM cluster:

  • Remote Server
  • Reach
  • Clock Offset
  • Cluster NTP Status