Vmware tools, time fubar

[Jon Dustin]

>>> On 3/21/2009 at 10:42 PM, in message <49CA3604.E8E : 174 : 3726>,
"joea at j4computers.com" <joea at j4computers.com> wrote:
> Finding time on a virtualized nw6.5 box, way, way, off, notice vmware tools 
> seems to be a problem.  Without this loaded, can say "time" at server console 
> several times, and seconds appear to tick off in a reasonable manner.
> 
> With vmware tools loaded, virtual seconds seem to be ticking off one per ten 
> or so real seconds.
> 
> so, with vmware tools unloaded did ntpdate mytimeserver, then xntpd.   All 
> seems OK, but timesync never seems to get synced, between the NW box and a 
> virtualized OES1 linux box.  The linux box, oddly, seems to be keeping time 
> just fine.
> 

On my NetWare v6.5 SP7 (and SP8) boxes, I do the following for keeping their clocks synced:

- change TIMESERV.NCF to load TIMESYNC.NLM (I know, old school)
- change SET parameter for TIMESYNC TIME SOURCES to: ntp.server.address.com:123;
- change TIMESYNC POLLING INTERVAL to 30 (check time more often)
- load VMWare tools for NetWare

This has kept my NetWare boxes in sync for about 2 years now. Good luck!

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Jon Dustin - Network Specialist
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME  207-780-4152