Time sync - What if pdc emulator crashes?

[Guest mhowell]

My PDC emulator is setup to get time from an external time server. All of

the other domain controllers will get their time from the pdc emulator. What

if the PDC Emulator crashes? Where do the domain controllers get their time

from?

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Time sync - What if pdc emulator crashes?

 

Hello mhowell,

 

If the DC crash, then you have to seize the FSMO role to another DC and configure

this one with the exeternal time source.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> My PDC emulator is setup to get time from an external time server.

> All of the other domain controllers will get their time from the pdc

> emulator. What if the PDC Emulator crashes? Where do the domain

> controllers get their time from?

>

[Guest mhowell]

Re: Time sync - What if pdc emulator crashes?

 

I know what you have to do. I am wondering what the other domain controllers

would do to get their time. Would they start using their own clock? What if

you change the domain controllers from NT5DS to NTP and point them to an

external time server?

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello mhowell,

>

> If the DC crash, then you have to seize the FSMO role to another DC and configure

> this one with the exeternal time source.

>

> 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

>

> > My PDC emulator is setup to get time from an external time server.

> > All of the other domain controllers will get their time from the pdc

> > emulator. What if the PDC Emulator crashes? Where do the domain

> > controllers get their time from?

> >

>

>

>

[Guest Simon]

Re: Time sync - What if pdc emulator crashes?

 

Until the other domain controllers can contact the specified time source, you

will see some errors in the event log every time they try to check their

clocks are uptodate. All the servers and pc's use their own internal clock

for determining what time it is, they only use the specified time source

periodically to ensure their internal clock is correct.

 

Unless you are running some finaical software that requires the time to be

absolutely precise down to the nearest second, then you will have more

pressing issues to deal with, i.e.: the crashed DC.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Simon

 

"mhowell" wrote:

> I know what you have to do. I am wondering what the other domain controllers

> would do to get their time. Would they start using their own clock? What if

> you change the domain controllers from NT5DS to NTP and point them to an

> external time server?

>

> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:

>

> > Hello mhowell,

> >

> > If the DC crash, then you have to seize the FSMO role to another DC and configure

> > this one with the exeternal time source.

> >

> > 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

> >

> > > My PDC emulator is setup to get time from an external time server.

> > > All of the other domain controllers will get their time from the pdc

> > > emulator. What if the PDC Emulator crashes? Where do the domain

> > > controllers get their time from?

> > >

> >

> >

> >