Shoud I configure redundant time server

[Guest April]

As I understand the PDC emulater normally is configured as the

Authoritative Time Server, however, should I configure more time

servers for redundancy?

 

 

If I do, will they serve as time servers, or until I promot one of

them as the PDC role?

 

 

Is there specific doc on this?

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Shoud I configure redundant time server

 

Hello april,

 

In a domain only the PDCEmulator is the time source, per domain you can have

ONLY one PDCEmulator. So you can not make another DC PDCEmulator in the same

domain. What you can do, is to configure multiple external time sources for

the PDCEmulator.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> As I understand the PDC emulater normally is configured as the

> Authoritative Time Server, however, should I configure more time

> servers for redundancy?

>

> If I do, will they serve as time servers, or until I promot one of

> them as the PDC role?

>

> Is there specific doc on this?

>

[Guest April]

Re: Shoud I configure redundant time server

 

On Oct 24, 2:39 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hello april,

>

> In a domain only the PDCEmulator is the time source, per domain you can have

> ONLY one PDCEmulator. So you can not make another DC PDCEmulator in the same

> domain. What you can do, is to configure multiple external time sources for

> the PDCEmulator.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

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>

>

>

> > As I understand the PDC emulater normally is configured as the

> > Authoritative Time Server, however, should I configure more time

> > servers for redundancy?

>

> > If I do, will they serve as time servers, or until I promot one of

> > them as the PDC role?

>

> > Is there specific doc on this?- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

my further reading seems to suggest that I can set up that way, but it

won't be part of the hierachy, and as long as I use the same time

source, I should be ok?

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Shoud I configure redundant time server

 

Hello april,

 

Maybe you have a look on this one:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773013.aspx

 

In a domain you have basically nothing to do, except to configure the PDCEmulator

to an external time source or hardware clock. Even if the clients are not

connected to the domain they still have valid time and should not run totally

different. Also if you connect back to the domain, they automatically get

the correct time again.

 

Maybe you can describe your problem a bit more, so that we can understand

what you are trying to achive.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> On Oct 24, 2:39 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

>> Hello april,

>>

>> In a domain only the PDCEmulator is the time source, per domain you

>> can have ONLY one PDCEmulator. So you can not make another DC

>> PDCEmulator in the same domain. What you can do, is to configure

>> multiple external time sources for the PDCEmulator.

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>> As I understand the PDC emulater normally is configured as the

>>> Authoritative Time Server, however, should I configure more time

>>> servers for redundancy?

>>>

>>> If I do, will they serve as time servers, or until I promot one of

>>> them as the PDC role?

>>>

>>> Is there specific doc on this?- Hide quoted text -

>>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>>

> my further reading seems to suggest that I can set up that way, but it

> won't be part of the hierachy, and as long as I use the same time

> source, I should be ok?

>

[Guest April]

Re: Shoud I configure redundant time server

 

On Oct 24, 7:13 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hello april,

>

> Maybe you have a look on this one:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773013.aspx

>

> In a domain you have basically nothing to do, except to configure the PDCEmulator

> to an external time source or hardware clock. Even if the clients are not

> connected to the domain they still have valid time and should not run totally

> different. Also if you connect back to the domain, they automatically get

> the correct time again.

>

> Maybe you can describe your problem a bit more, so that we can understand

> what you are trying to achive.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>

>

> > On Oct 24, 2:39 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

> >> Hello april,

>

> >> In a domain only the PDCEmulator is the time source, per domain you

> >> can have ONLY one PDCEmulator. So you can not make another DC

> >> PDCEmulator in the same domain. What you can do, is to configure

> >> multiple external time sources for the PDCEmulator.

>

> >> Best regards

>

> >> Meinolf Weber

> >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> >> confers

> >> no rights.

> >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> >> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> >>> As I understand the PDC emulater normally is configured as the

> >>> Authoritative Time Server, however, should I configure more time

> >>> servers for redundancy?

>

> >>> If I do, will they serve as time servers, or until I promot one of

> >>> them as the PDC role?

>

> >>> Is there specific doc on this?- Hide quoted text -

>

> >> - Show quoted text -

>

> > my further reading seems to suggest that I can set up that way, but it

> > won't be part of the hierachy, and as long as I use the same time

> > source, I should be ok?- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

I don't have a pressing issue right now, but explore the design

options ..

 

based on my understanding, it's doable, but need to be careful and not

to make it counter productive.