Time sync - What if pdc emulator crashes?

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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?
 
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?
>
 
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?
> >
>
>
>
 
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?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
 
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