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Question & Answer
Question
How do I set up the NTP time sync service?
Answer
1. In a text editor, open the file /etc/ntp.conf for editing and comment out the current server and fudge lines.
2. Add the following line to the file, specifying the IP address of your NTP time server:
server ipAddress
Alternatively, you can use one of the public Internet time servers listed at NTP.Servers Web.
3. Save and close the /etc/ntp.conf file.
4. Once you've added the server IP address to /etc/ntp.conf, run the following commands:
/etc/init.d/ntpd stop
/etc/init.d/ntpd start
5. You should be synchronized shortly thereafter. To confirm this, wait approximately 30 minutes and run the following command:
/usr/sbin/ntpq -p
The output should be similar to the following, listing the new remote server:
[root@box4 admincmd]# /usr/sbin/ntpq -p
remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter =======================================================================
colo.isom 209.51.161.238 2 u 4 64 1 13.630 7.929 0.004
[{"Product":{"code":"SSULQD","label":"IBM PureData System"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":null,"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"1.0.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]
Historical Number
NZ588778
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Document Information
More support for:
IBM PureData System
Software version:
1.0.0
Document number:
461927
Modified date:
17 October 2019
UID
swg21569607