+1 for pool.ntp.org... Cant beat the round-robin nature of it. Unless you are an ISP, you shouldn't be using Stratum 1 servers anyway. Its easy to do, but it ain't propah.
On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Kurt Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Don't single out any stratum 1 hosts - much safer to use something > like pool.ntp.org - actually, using the country specific subdomain is > even better, if your country is listed. I use us.pool.ntp.org, for > instance. These round-robin the various clocks, so if one goes bad or > is DoSed, you're covered. > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Ziots, Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Correct, don't synch the guests with the HOST if they are windows, time >> sync should be going through the DC's and then they talk to the Stratum >> 1 level ( Like tick and tock.usno.navy.mil and others) >> >> Z >> >> Edward E. Ziots >> Network Engineer >> Lifespan Organization >> MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA >> Phone: 401-639-3505 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Steve Moffat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of NTSysAdmin >> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 2:06 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: Looks like Vmware Update 2 is available again. >> >> Your guests should be synching with their dc's. >> >> S >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 10:40 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: Looks like Vmware Update 2 is available again. >> >> We are synchronizing our guests with ESX hosts. ESX hosts are >> synchornizing >> with NTP server. Exception are domain controllers. >> >> Mike >> >> Original Message: >> ----------------- >> From: Greg Mulholland [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:27:56 -0300 >> To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com >> Subject: RE: Looks like Vmware Update 2 is available again. >> >> >> Only if yours guests are synchronising time with your esx hosts. not >> sure >> why you would want to do that? >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: Tim Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, 15 August 2008 12:58 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: Looks like Vmware Update 2 is available again. >> >> If you are running a DC virtualized, setting the clock back could have >> an impact. >> >> ...Tim >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:16 AM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: RE: Looks like Vmware Update 2 is available again. >>> >>> Dang... vmware makes one little small mistake and the world unleashes >>> an arse kicking on them. >>> >>> MS makes many big mistakes all the time and we don't even flinch? >> Maybe >>> vmware should drop the ball daily and we would be happier? >>> >>> Man, that's life! Software has bugs, all I know is my history w/ esx >>> has always been extremely positive, and even this bug was trivial! Set >>> clock back, turn on vm's, set clock forward, **NO** harm done. >>> >>> Wow... >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:16 AM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: RE: Looks like Vmware Update 2 is available again. >>> >>> Hopefully they unbugged it with the new update accordingly, so you >>> don't >>> reapply faulty SP... >>> >>> Z >>> >>> Edward E. 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