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[LDM #IVY-788261]: ldm-6.4.6 NTP requirements

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  • Subject: [LDM #IVY-788261]: ldm-6.4.6 NTP requirements
  • Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:12:43 -0700
Thom,

We've never conducted rigorous experiments on the degree of
clock accuracy necessary.  I can tell you from experience,
however, that if your clock is accurate to the nearest tenth
of a second and is monotonic (i.e., doesn't jump backwards
in time) then you won't have any time-related problems.  
Both of these requirements are easily obtained by running
an NTP daemon (e.g., ntpd) that continuously adjusts the
clock slew rate.  Stratum 1 servers would be fine.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: IVY-788261
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed