Avocent CCM User Manual

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14        CCM Installer/User Guide
To update the boot or application firmware on the appliance, use the Server FLASH command 
(page 67).
The appliance may be rebooted or reinitialized by pressing a button on the appliance or by issuing a 
command; see Rebooting and Reinitializing the CCM Appliance on page 10.
Enabling/disabling features
Updating the Appliance Clock
The CCM appliance supports the NTP protocol. When NTP is enabled, the real time clock on the 
CCM appliance will be updated immediately after NTP is enabled, each time the appliance reboots 
and optionally, at specified intervals.
You may specify one or two NTP servers to provide the time. An NTP server may be external or an 
internal server that you supply. The primary server will be queried for the time first. If it does not 
respond with a valid time, the secondary server will be queried.
To enable or disable NTP:
To enable NTP, issue an NTP command with the Enable parameter.
NTP ENABLE [IP=<prim_add>[,<sec_addr>]] [UPDATE=<hours>]
If this is the first time NTP is being enabled, you must specify at least one NTP server address.
If you want the time to be updated periodically, specify an update interval of up to 99 hours. If you 
specify a zero interval value (which is the default), the time will be updated only when the CCM 
appliance reboots.
When you enable NTP, you are prompted to confirm or cancel the operation.
To disable NTP, issue an NTP command with the Disable parameter.
NTP DISABLE
Table 3.1: Appliance Feature Reference
For information about using this feature
See this section
Accessing a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server to 
update the time
Using an NFS server to store device session data
PPP
Using a RADIUS server for user authentication
Security lock-out
Session sharing
SNMP
SSH