DCE for the HP e3000 (B3821-90002)

Conﬁguring DCE Cells

Using the DCE Conﬁguration Options

Chapter 3

NOTE DTS requires at least three servers in order to function. Skipping DTS will not have a

direct impact on Security and CDS. However, Security requires that clock skew

among systems be no more than ﬁve minutes. If the difference is more than 5

minutes, you can use the MPE/iX SETCLOCK command to reset your system clocks

on the DTS server systems. Ensure that the system time and TIMEZONE are

both set correctly with SETCLOCK.

4. When the Time servers have completed their conﬁguration in a cell, select “4. DTS

Time Provider” from the DTS Conﬁguration Menu to conﬁgure a DTS time provider on

one of the time servers in a cell. The DTS Time Provider Menu as shown in Figure

3-10 is displayed.

Figure 3-10 DTS Time Provider Menu

NOTE A time provider should be conﬁgured on one node only within the cell.

The DTS NULL time provider conﬁgures a system to trust its own clock as an

accurate source of time. The DTS NTP time provider obtains an accurate source of

time from other systems outside the cell. Refer to the OSF DCE Administration

Guide — Core Components (B3192-90034) for more information about time provider.

If you selected “2. Configure an NTP time provider”, respond to the question in Figure 3-11.

Figure 3-11 Hostname Question

5. To ensure that all DTS servers are conﬁgured correctly, use the following commands:

shell/iX> dtscp show all

shell/iX> dtscp show state

shell/iX> dtscp show local servers

The show local servers command displays all DTS servers in the cell except for your

own system.

DTS Time Provider Menu

1. Configure a NULL time provider

2. Configure a NTP time provider

98. Return to previous menu

99. EXIT

selection:

Enter the hostname where the NTP server is running:

MyHost