Shoud I configure redundant time server

[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?

 

[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?
>

 

[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.
> ** 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?

 

[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?
>

 

[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.