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Title:DECnet/OSI for OpenVMS
Moderator:TUXEDO::FONSECA
Created:Thu Feb 21 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3990
Total number of notes:19027

3880.0. "dtss: only backup couriers ?" by UTOPIE::BRAUN_R () Thu Feb 20 1997 13:14

(cross-posted in DECNET-OSI_FOR_VMS and DTSS)

Hi all,


my customer has the following question and my poor DTS knowledge is not
sufficient:

DNOSI 6.1 with some ECO.

Several DNS-servers on the same LAN, one of them has a hardware clock
and is in the DTSS_GlobalTimeServers-directory.


Everything is working o.k (correct time), but there are two strange
outputs from "ncl sho dts all" (on all systems):


     -  Last synch is 17-NOV-1858 00:00 

     -  All servers are acting as backup couriers, according to my
        poor DTS knowledge, there should be exactly one acting as
        courier (and only this server should ask the servers in the
        DTSS_GlobalTimeServers directly)


Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ralph
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3880.1COMEUP::SIMMONDSlock (M); while (not *SOMETHING) { Wait(C,M); } unlock(M)Sun Feb 23 1997 21:3424
Re: .0
    
>DNOSI 6.1 with some ECO.
    
    You should urge this Customer to use the current supported version!
    
    
           ?DTS? :)
         ___/
>Several DNS-servers on the same LAN, one of them has a hardware clock
>and is in the DTSS_GlobalTimeServers-directory.

    If there are no WAN-connected Servers/Clerks, you don't need Global
    Servers (unless they have hardwired the Courier Role characteristic..)
    
    
>Everything is working o.k (correct time), but there are two strange
>outputs from "ncl sho dts all" (on all systems):
    
    For each DECdts Server node, please post the output from
    NCL> SHOW DTSS ALL ATTRIBUTES
    NCL> SHOW DTSS LOCAL SERVER * ALL ATTRIBUTES
    
    John.
3880.2NETRIX::"[email protected]"[email protected]Mon Feb 24 1997 13:5121
Hi,

thanks for reply!

Customer is unavailable this week, but from last call, he said: there
is no active courier (all servers acting as backup couriers)

Of course, you're right:  in this case, no global servers are required
and the customer should remove them from the time-servers directory.
The lack of an active courier seems to be a direct result of this
(and probably the strange "Last synch" (1858, 0:00..) too)

I'll force the customer to clean up the situation and then we will see.
OSI-version 6.1:   customer is unable to upgrade due to applications
reasons.



Thanks,
Ralph 
[Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
3880.3what version of VMSBULEAN::OLSONTue Feb 25 1997 10:3710
    
    
    
      What version of VMS is this customer running ?  Depending on the
    version they should be able to upgrade to DECnet/OSi version 6.3 
    eco 6 bringing them up to a much cleaner DTSS version.
    
    
    - Mark