Implementing and Operating Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies (CLCOR) — Question 24

After an engineer runs the utils ntp status command on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager publisher, the stratum value is 16. Which issue can the
Cisco Unified CM cluster experience?

Answer options

• A. Unified CM sends an NTPv4 packet.
• B. Database replication is not synchronized on the Unified CM nodes.
• C. The cluster loses access to port 124 at the firewall.
• D. The date/time group on all phones defaults to the time zone of the engineer.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

A stratum value of 16 indicates that the NTP server is not reachable, leading to potential synchronization issues. As a result, database replication across Unified CM nodes may be disrupted, which is why option B is the correct answer. The other options do not directly relate to the implications of a high stratum value.