# ce_ntp – Manages core NTP configuration on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches

New in version 2.4.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- Manages core NTP configuration on HUAWEI CloudEngine switches.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---

is_preferred
-

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Makes given NTP server or peer the preferred NTP server or peer for the device.

key_id - |  | Authentication key identifier to use with given NTP server or peer.
peer - |  | Network address of NTP peer.
server - |  | Network address of NTP server.
source_int - |  | Local source interface from which NTP messages are sent. Must be fully qualified interface name, i.e. `40GE1/0/22`, `vlanif10`. Interface types, such as `10GE`, `40GE`, `100GE`, `Eth-Trunk`, `LoopBack`, `MEth`, `NULL`, `Tunnel`, `Vlanif`.

state
-

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

Manage the state of the resource.

vpn_name - | Default: "_public_" | Makes the device communicate with the given NTP server or peer over a specific vpn.

## Notes

Note

- This module requires the netconf system service be enabled on the remote device being managed.

- Recommended connection is `netconf`.

- This module also works with `local` connections for legacy playbooks.

## Examples

    - name: NTP test
      hosts: cloudengine
      connection: local
      gather_facts: no
      vars:
        cli:
          host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
          port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          transport: cli

      tasks:

      - name: "Set NTP Server with parameters"
        ce_ntp:
          server: 192.8.2.6
          vpn_name: js
          source_int: vlanif4001
          is_preferred: enable
          key_id: 32
          provider: "{{ cli }}"

      - name: "Set NTP Peer with parameters"
        ce_ntp:
          peer: 192.8.2.6
          vpn_name: js
          source_int: vlanif4001
          is_preferred: enable
          key_id: 32
          provider: "{{ cli }}"

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
changed boolean | always | check to see if a change was made on the device Sample: True
end_state dictionary | always | k/v pairs of ntp info after module execution Sample: {'server': '2.2.2.2', 'key_id': '48', 'is_preferred': 'enable', 'vpn_name': 'js', 'source_int': 'vlanif4002'}
existing dictionary | always | k/v pairs of existing ntp server/peer Sample: {'server': '2.2.2.2', 'key_id': '32', 'is_preferred': 'disable', 'vpn_name': 'js', 'source_int': 'vlanif4002'}
proposed dictionary | always | k/v pairs of parameters passed into module Sample: {'server': '2.2.2.2', 'key_id': '48', 'is_preferred': 'enable', 'vpn_name': 'js', 'source_int': 'vlanif4002', 'state': 'present'}
updates list | always | command sent to the device Sample: ['ntp server 2.2.2.2 authentication-keyid 48 source-interface vlanif4002 vpn-instance js preferred']

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Zhijin Zhou (@QijunPan)

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