1.2 NTP Implementation on NetWare

Novell® eDirectory™ 8.7.3 and above, relies heavily on consistent and reliable time stamps for its objects. Time stamps are used in synchronization of directories.

By default, Timesync is loaded with NetWare.

NTP addresses fault tolerance by using a time provider group. In a time provider group, all the servers in one geographical location network obtain time from other servers in the same network. Only one server communicates with a server outside the network and obtains time from it. Therefore, the network traffic across the geographical locations is reduced minimizing traffic across routers and WANs.

Features of NTP on NetWare