Time on server goes slow

[raghavbalaji]

The time on the novell5 server is clicking 20 min slow everyday. But the system time on boot is correctly set and runnong correctly. Can anyone help me on this

 

[TheBoySmith]

There are a number of reasons this can be.
1. There is a patch for time running slow on a Pentium III server.
2. What service pack are you on.
3. Check drivers for multi processor.
Is it a single reference or reference server?
Lee Smith
Associated Network Services
Snr Systems Engineer
Lee.Smith@ANSPLC.Com

 

[raghavbalaji]

First Thx for replying my query.

Pt 2 It has SP6A.
Pt 3 There is no mutli processor. It has a single Zeon 700
MHz Processor
Pt 4 this is a local file server which is getting connected
with the network which is globally connected. We have
offices thru on all major coutries.

Moreover when i checked the system Boot settings the time is running correctly and also at dos prompt it gives the correct time. This happens only when i load novell server. and only on novell server.

Thx & regards

Vijay

 

[TheBoySmith]

is the server set as a secondary, primary, reference time server? Dependent on which of these it could be getting time from another server on the network and it maybe a time zone issue. Lee Smith
Associated Network Services
Snr Systems Engineer
Lee.Smith@ANSPLC.Com

 

[TheLad]

Have you thought about having an external time source such as a serial clock? -----------------------------------------------------
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[kipper2k]

Time slows down on our server too, It is caused by Arcserve which gobbles up the CPU time, we are waiting for a patch to be released, and the time lost is comparable to yours.

 

[TheLad]

What version of Arcserve are you running? I've never heard of that before? -----------------------------------------------------
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[TheLad]

In your TIMESYNC.CFG file, have you got the "Hardware Clock" option set to ON or OFF ? -----------------------------------------------------
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[spi200]

Hi
After working with Novell for Years on many sites - Time has always been an issue with all versions of Netware.
External time source is the only way to go - we have a clock on site which gets its time from multiple satelites (its never wrong) then we point the netware/NT server's to it (over 100 Servers). On the novell site is a TID on setting up to a external clock to a university such as MIT - This will work unless it is mission critcal, cause if your internet link goes down your time will drift again.

Regards

David CNA,CNE3,4,5