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I have 2 servers in a cluster in a non-public subnet which cannot get to a public time server.

I want the 2 in the cluster to sync in time to each other without the use of a public time server.

Environment
Cluster 2 servers running Windows 2000 advanced server. Private network.

I have 2 locations and both are private zones with Oracle Cluster and Windows Cluster config.

Alston Davis

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by mmurphy

from the command line run
net time \\servername \set \yes

or create a batch file to run the command on startup

by dadavis5th

This was done, and it only sncs one server to a local time server, which must sync to a public server. Since neither server syncs to a pulic server this does not resolve the issue. Errors still occur in the event log. Event ID 63
Unsigned time service error
Only a certificated time service from the internet will eliminate the error. I am looking for a way around this.

by james szabadics

I use a freeware utility from AnalogX which can act as a private time server - it can sync from a public timeserver or from a private timeserver you just nominate which (if any).

If you dont want to use a public time server you must nominate one of your servers as a master private time server and activate the time server function in analogX on that machince. Then you can set machine Number 2 to sync from the master (machine1). They will say the same time but will only be as accurate as your master time server.

I dont know if it would work but you could try to activate the time server feature on both machines and try to sync them to each other on a different sync interval.

http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/ats.htm

by dpavone

This is a fun one. I have been in the same situation and thankfully the atomic clock signal is transmitted through the airwaves. Check out http://www.beaglesoft.com/radsynhome.htm

They sell the software and the hardware required to pull the clocksignal right out of the air waves.

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