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cisco.nxos.nxos_ntp
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**Manages core NTP configuration.**


Version added: 1.0.0

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DEPRECATED
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:Removed in collection release after 2024-01-01
:Why: Updated module released with more functionality.
:Alternative: nxos_ntp_global



Synopsis
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- Manages core NTP configuration.




Parameters
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                    <b>key_id</b>
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                        <div>Authentication key identifier to use with given NTP server or peer or keyword &#x27;default&#x27;.</div>
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                    <b>peer</b>
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                        <div>Network address of NTP peer.</div>
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                    <b>prefer</b>
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                                    <li>enabled</li>
                                    <li>disabled</li>
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                        <div>Makes given NTP server or peer the preferred NTP server or peer for the device.</div>
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                    <b>server</b>
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                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>Network address of NTP server.</div>
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                    <b>source_addr</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>Local source address from which NTP messages are sent or keyword &#x27;default&#x27;.</div>
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                    <b>source_int</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>Local source interface from which NTP messages are sent. Must be fully qualified interface name or keyword &#x27;default&#x27;</div>
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                    <b>state</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                    <li><div style="color: blue"><b>present</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
                                    <li>absent</li>
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                        <div>Manage the state of the resource.</div>
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                    <b>vrf_name</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                <td>
                </td>
                <td>
                        <div>Makes the device communicate with the given NTP server or peer over a specific VRF or keyword &#x27;default&#x27;.</div>
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Notes
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.. note::
   - Limited Support for Cisco MDS
   - For information on using CLI and NX-API see the :ref:`NXOS Platform Options guide <nxos_platform_options>`
   - For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the :ref:`Ansible Network Guide <network_guide>`
   - For more information on using Ansible to manage Cisco devices see the `Cisco integration page <https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/cisco>`_.



Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml

    # Set NTP Server with parameters
    - cisco.nxos.nxos_ntp:
        server: 1.2.3.4
        key_id: 32
        prefer: enabled
        host: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ un }}'
        password: '{{ pwd }}'



Return Values
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Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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                    <b>changed</b>
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                <td>always</td>
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                            <div>check to see if a change was made on the device</div>
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                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">True</div>
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                    <b>end_state</b>
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                      <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
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                <td>always</td>
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                            <div>k/v pairs of ntp info after module execution</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">{&#x27;address&#x27;: &#x27;192.0.2.2&#x27;, &#x27;key_id&#x27;: &#x27;48&#x27;, &#x27;peer_type&#x27;: &#x27;server&#x27;, &#x27;prefer&#x27;: &#x27;enabled&#x27;, &#x27;source&#x27;: &#x27;192.0.2.3&#x27;, &#x27;source_type&#x27;: &#x27;source&#x27;}</div>
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                    <b>existing</b>
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                      <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
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                <td>always</td>
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                            <div>k/v pairs of existing ntp server/peer</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">{&#x27;address&#x27;: &#x27;192.0.2.2&#x27;, &#x27;key_id&#x27;: &#x27;32&#x27;, &#x27;peer_type&#x27;: &#x27;server&#x27;, &#x27;prefer&#x27;: &#x27;enabled&#x27;, &#x27;source&#x27;: &#x27;ethernet2/1&#x27;, &#x27;source_type&#x27;: &#x27;source-interface&#x27;}</div>
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                    <b>proposed</b>
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                      <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
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                <td>always</td>
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                            <div>k/v pairs of parameters passed into module</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">{&#x27;address&#x27;: &#x27;192.0.2.2&#x27;, &#x27;key_id&#x27;: &#x27;48&#x27;, &#x27;peer_type&#x27;: &#x27;server&#x27;, &#x27;prefer&#x27;: &#x27;enabled&#x27;, &#x27;source&#x27;: &#x27;192.0.2.3&#x27;, &#x27;source_type&#x27;: &#x27;source&#x27;}</div>
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
                    <b>updates</b>
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                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">list</span>
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                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                            <div>command sent to the device</div>
                    <br/>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                        <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">[&#x27;ntp server 192.0.2.2 prefer key 48&#x27;, &#x27;no ntp source-interface ethernet2/1&#x27;, &#x27;ntp source 192.0.2.3&#x27;]</div>
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Status
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- This module will be removed in a release after 2024-01-01. *[deprecated]*
- For more information see `DEPRECATED`_.


Authors
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- Jason Edelman (@jedelman8)
