Network Timing POWERSWITCH-DATA-CENTER-DEPLOY Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–28

1. 26foundation · easy

   What does a PTP 'offset' value in show commands indicate?

   • AThe difference between the local clock and the master clock
   • BThe number of PTP messages sent per second
   • CThe stratum of the grandmaster clock
   • DThe delay in the network path to the master
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2. 27foundation · easy

   When configuring NTP on a Dell PowerSwitch, what does the 'source' command specify?

   • AThe interface whose IP address is used as the source for NTP packets
   • BThe stratum level of the local clock
   • CThe authentication key used for NTP
   • DThe NTP server that the switch should synchronize to
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3. 28application · medium

   An engineer has configured Synchronous Ethernet on a Dell PowerSwitch with an external clock source. To verify that the switch is successfully locking to the external reference and that the clock quality is acceptable, which command should the engineer use?

   • Ashow ptp clock
   • Bshow sync-e status
   • Cshow interfaces status
   • Dshow clock
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