date/time syncing on workstations with server

[Stacey Lyons]

Is there a cut and dry way to implement date/time syncing on workstations with a server a) upon boot up and b)every hour after that?

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi Stacey:

I'd simply setup 'xntpd' (usually known simply as NTP -- Network Time Protoco)l. A very good guide to this is found in chapter-7 of "Installing and Administering Internet Services":

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90147/B2355-90147.html

Regards!

...JRF...

[melvyn burnard]

yes, use ntp
man xntpd for more info

Also documented in the manuals at:
http://docs.hp.com

[Marcin Wicinski]

Hi,

Simple ntp config guide:

1. sync to an external clock on the net, this is the simplest way. All you need to do is add the entry
server
to the file /etc/ntp.conf (copy the example file /etc/ntp.conf.example to /etc/ntp.conf first then edit it)
Then start the xntpd deamon by editing /etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons and changing the parameter
export XNTPD=1
then start it with; /sbin/init.d/xntpd start

2. Sync one of your MC/SG nodes to itself, then sync the other to this node, then set them up as peers. This is a bit more complicated than the above. If you cant sync to an internet clock then I can send you the config files to do this (the /etc/ntp.conf files for both nodes).

You can read more about ntp on the man page for xntpd.

Later,

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Stacey,

Take a look at the threads below,

http://us-support.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=c7b383e703c2fff88e/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000047992570

http://us-support.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=c7b383e703c2fff88e/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000053307950

http://us-support.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=c7b383e703c2fff88e/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000009826063

Here is a link from hp docs site,

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/B2355-90685_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/63-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/63-toc.html&searchterms=configure%20ntp&queryid=20011113-063613

Hope this helps.

Regds