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Server Time Sync

Alright, I think I may have a server (new dell 2850) with a horrible internal clock. Minutes of drift a day it seems like.

I'm currently opperating on the theory that my erratic graph behavior is caused by the inaccurate clock being resynced and throwing off the perceived time between polls.

My question is what is a good program for keeping the clock synced? Windows Server 2003

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pwinterhalder

Just use the Net Time service. You can sync it to your Active Directory domain, or from any time server on the Internet.

Phil.

bleearg13

If the server is not a domain controller, just double-click on the clock in your taskbar to open up the Clock control panel. There should be a tab in there for Internet Time.

If the above option is not available, just use the command line and set up a .bat file as a Scheduled Task:

net time /SET

Of course, there needs to be a time server set first:

net time /SETSNTP:<time_server>

clerum

Yeah but that is just a once every couple days sync. I need something similar to a unix client that polls every 1024 seconds or more depending on the current status.

jainsworth

You might try Dimension4 (D4) from www.thinkman.com. I have used it for years. It uses NTP and has many pre-configured time sources. Have not used it on Windows Server 2003 though.

bleearg13

Again:

net time /SET

Set this up as a Scheduled Task in Windows to run every 1024 seconds.

Isaac

clerum

look at this: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830092

After you have taken care of this issue on your domain controllers (if you have them), be sure to sync your boxes to a good NTP time source.

To copy bleearg13:
net time /SETSNTP:<time_server>

java

try w32tm

or search in the knowledge base of microsoft. This will make sure that the time sync is not off for 5 minutes because of kerberos authetication in windows 2003