Re: [Vserver] Hosts and Guests and NTP; oh my.

From: Roderick A. Anderson <raanders_at_acm.org>
Date: Wed 04 Jul 2007 - 01:29:34 BST
Message-ID: <468AE9EE.7000103@acm.org>

Chuck wrote:
> On Tuesday 03 July 2007 19:07, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
>> I need to provide time services for the local network (less than 50
>> servers, workstations and Windows boxes) and since that is pretty lite
>> weight I'm thinking of putting it into the guest that will be handling
>> DNS queries.
>>
>> But ... I'm pretty sure a guest normally can't change the system clock
>> so I plan on having the host run ntpd for setting the "system" time and
>> the guest provide the service to the network.
>>
>> Is this a disaster waiting to happen? Are there any other/better ways
>> to do this?
>
> we run several time servers and to be honest i wouldn't even consider making a
> vserver guest a time server. let the host do it all. it takes literally no
> resources and is easy to configure. our 3 host machines each is a time server
> as well, offering ntp service to different portions of our networks.
>
> the time spent in massaging configurations to allow a vserver to serve time,
> if it can even be done properly, is better spent in having a nice dinner :)
>
> i have found vservers answer 99.9999% of my needs, but ntp is one service i
> would not even consider for virtualizing.
>
> my 2 cents anyway :)

A very excellent two penny's worth. The plan developed before I
remembered there might be an issue. Not wanting to admit to others at
work it might not be so great I forged on. Thanks for the clue-stick.

Rod

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>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rod
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