Wednesday, September 24, 2008

sync time between a cluster of window servers

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最简单的方法域服务器进行时间同步
net time /domain:fareast /set /y

查看本地时钟偏差
w32tm /stripchart /computer:time.windows.com /samples:5

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1. setup a windows server as ntp server (配置 Windows 时间服务以使用内部硬件时钟)

a. under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config\
b. set AnnounceFlags to 0x5
c. run ntpserver
under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpServer\
set Enabled to 1
d. net stop w32time && net start w32time

2. sync clients to server's clock.

a. net time /setsntp:server_IP
b. Internet time -> update now.

reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314054