Provide index and key string for NTP V3 authentication

Troubleshooting

Problem

This issue occurs on the Chassis Management Module (CMM) web interface. The web path is Mgt Module Management, Properties, Date and time tab. If users enable the Enable Network Time Protocol (NTP) v3 Authentication and the NTP v3 Authentication key index is set to '0' and 'NTP v3,' when the authentication key '(M - MD5)' field is null and users click the Apply button, this error occurs: Error encountered while applying date and time changes and the NTP v3 authentication fields are not set.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H206487

Symptom

This issue occurs on the Chassis Management Module (CMM) web interface. The web path is Select Mgt Module Management, Properties, Date and time tab.

If users enable the Enable Network Time Protocol (NTP) v3 Authentication and the NTP v3 Authentication key index is set to '0' and 'NTP v3,' when the authentication key '(M - MD5)' field is null and users click the Apply button, this error occurs:

	Error encountered while applying date and time changes and the NTP v3 authentication fields are not set.

Affected configurations

The system may be any of the following IBM servers:

Flex System Enterprise Chassis, type 7893, any model
Flex System Enterprise Chassis, type 8721, any model
Flex System Enterprise Chassis, type 8724, any model

The system is configured with one or more of the following IBM Options:

Flex System Chassis Management Module, Option part number 68Y7029, any replacement part number (CRU)

This tip is not software specific.

The Build ID: 2PET10I firmware for the CMM is affected.

Solution

This behavior was fixed in CMM firmware version 1.40.0 Build ID: 2PET10K.

The file is or will be available by selecting the appropriate Product Group, type of System, Product name, Product machine type, and Operating system on IBM Support's Fix Central web page, at the following URL:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Workaround

Valid values should be used for both index and authentication key fields.

If the NTP v3 authentication check box is checked, users should provide the v3 index and the MD5 authentication string.

Index should be a positive number and not null and the MD5 string should not be null.

Messages that are displayed after the fix is included are:

	This is not a properly formatted value. Index should be an integer greater than zero. NTP v3 Authentication key cannot be empty!

The Command Line Interface (CLI) command to set the NTP v3 authentication method does have validation messages.

Use the following example command, to set index to '1' and the authentication string to 'string_key':

	env -T MM[number of primary MM] ntp -v3 1 string_key

Additional information

Symptom occurs because the validation messages are missing, and the NTP v3 authentication parameters are not set.

CLI uses validation to ensure values are set for NTP v3 authentication parameters.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

PureFlex System and Flex System:Operating system independent / None

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Tips

Provide index and key string for NTP V3 authentication - IBM Flex System