xntpd & timed

[Blanche]

I administrate a heterogeneous
network ( HP, SGI, Compaq, Linux stations).
SGI, Linux and Compaq support
the "timed" protocol to synchronize the date & time.
How can I use/configure xntpd
on my HP stations to synchronize all the stations?
The HP stations are under HPUX 10.20 and 11.00

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

A very simple guide to setting up Network Time Protocol (NTP) is found in the "Installing and Administering Internet Services" manual:

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/B2355-90685.html

For a good list of available time sources, see:

http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/clock1.htm
If you wish to merely synchronize locally take a look at document #A5864817. You can use one of your servers as a "master" clock for the remaining ones without going outside of your local network.

It matters not that your servers are a mix of 10.x and 11.x.

...JRF...

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Marguerin

The simple steps are as :

1. Identify the servers and the stratum levels , ie which servers are to be used for reference , peers and group them so that there are cross references amongst the,.

2. Then edit /etc/ntp.conf for adding the servers ip adresses and their roles.

3. Start the xntpd daemon . ( also edit in the /etc/rc.config.d.netdaemons to make it start and stop whenever the server goes down or comes up.

4. give ntpq -p to check whether the sync is taking place.

Good place to look for is the docs.hp.com , it helped me setup ntp in my company.

Manoj

[Vincenzo Restuccia]

See 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=ntp&queryid=20010514-034305