Specifications

Synchronizing Date and Time on the Servers
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Synchronizing Date and Time on the Servers
The date and time on the primary and backup servers need to be synchronized to
ensure that all dates and/or times associated with events in the database are
consistent between servers.
In a redundant server system, the primary server is used as the time source and
the backup server is configured to synchronize with the primary server.
To configure the backup server so that it synchronizes with the primary server,
you need to run the Microsoft Time Service application on the backup server.
To synchronize the backup server with the primary server, perform the following
steps on the backup server:
1 Run the following command to open and edit the timeserv.ini file:
notepad
%SystemRoot% \timeserv.ini
Where:
%SystemRoot% is the path to the ini file. For example:
c:\winnt\timeserv.ini
2 In the timeserv.ini file, replace the word TIMESOURCE with the name
of the primary server (for example, hsserva).
3 Save the file and exit Notepad.
4 Run the commands:
timeserv -update
timeserv -automatic
5 Run the command:
net start “time service”
Note Before starting the Time Service, ensure that the primary and backup servers are
configured to be in the same time zone. The time zone setting can be checked by
opening Date/Time in the Windows Control Panel.
Re-Synchronizing the Date and Time on the Servers
The Time Service synchronizes the system time with the primary server every
hour.
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