NTP time synchronization - Domain Controllers Server 2012
Can anyone recommend a cloud based timing solution, to keep our Domain Controllers Server 2012 synchronized.
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The only thing I've used as dedicated NTP server is the Meinberg LANTIME M300. It gets its time from a external source, i.e. DCF77, GPS etc. (you have to choose in advance ... time source is model dependent) and supplies it via NTP (and other protocols) to the clients. It could use internet time servers as additonal time sources, too, and it allows to group several devices as high availability cluster. This hardware solution is convenient if no connection to the internet is available. Unfortunately it costs twice as much as a cheap desktop PC. If you prefer this one, get the V6 firmware. I have not tested others, but I find that one OK.
If Internet access is available, I would recommend to put the (small) burden onto one of your machines an get the time from the NTP server pool I've mentioned. Full service for nearly no expenses.
If you prefer a dedicated time server, just buy a cheap PC for this (or use a still working one out of the scrap container - there's no need for a supercomputer to accomlish that task ... anything capable of running at least W2k or Linux would do) and install a NTP service. To save expenses you might use Linux - i.e. openSUSE - which has a complete NTP service installed by default.
BTW: A nice tool for monitoring the time sync state for a buch of of NTP clients is NTPMonitor, which could be found here.
If Internet access is available, I would recommend to put the (small) burden onto one of your machines an get the time from the NTP server pool I've mentioned. Full service for nearly no expenses.
If you prefer a dedicated time server, just buy a cheap PC for this (or use a still working one out of the scrap container - there's no need for a supercomputer to accomlish that task ... anything capable of running at least W2k or Linux would do) and install a NTP service. To save expenses you might use Linux - i.e. openSUSE - which has a complete NTP service installed by default.
BTW: A nice tool for monitoring the time sync state for a buch of of NTP clients is NTPMonitor, which could be found here.
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