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This server determines the time for the entire network and is the only source of
time on the network. The network supervisor sets the time on the Single
Reference time server.
Because the Single Reference time server is the source of time on the network,
all other servers must be able to contact it.
The following figure illustrates a Single Reference time server providing time to
Secondary time servers and to its own workstations. The Secondary time
servers, in turn, provide time to their workstations.
Figure 1-46 Single Reference time server
The Single Reference time server works on networks of any size, but this
configuration is used primarily for small networks that are not WANs.
If you use a Single Reference time server, do not use any Primary or
Reference time servers on the network.
• Primary time server. Synchronizes the time with at least one other Primary or
Reference time server, and provides the time to Secondary time servers and to
workstations.
Primary time servers also “vote” with other Primary or Reference time servers to
determine what the common network time should be.
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