Starting SNTP manually

To enable the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) application that you have configured, you need to start SNTP manually. After you change SNTP configuration, you also need to start SNTP manually.

Note: If you make changes to an existing SNTP server configuration, you must first stop the SNTP server before you can restart it. For information about how to stop SNTP, see Method 1: Stopping the current SNTP session.

Because System A is both an SNTP server and an SNTP client, the starting process for System A is different from the process for the other systems in the network.

To start SNTP, follow these steps:

  1. Start SNTP on System A, which has already been configured as an SNTP client and server.
    1. From System i® Navigator, expand System A > Network > Servers > TCP/IP.
    2. Right-click SNTP and click Start > All.
  2. Start SNTP on clients on other systems in the network.
    1. From System i Navigator, expand System B > Network > Servers > TCP/IP.
    2. Right-click SNTP and click Start > Client.