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HP NonStop Time Synchronization User’s Guide Page 19 of 81
2. TimeSync Quick Start
This section is intended to provide a brief overview of the steps required to install and run
TimeSync on your system(s). It does not replace the other material contained in this manual.
Please read the other sections thoroughly before deploying TimeSync in your environment.
In general, you will need to follow the steps below in order to get TimeSync up and running:
1. Install TimeSync on your system(s). For all platforms, this requires loading the correct
version of the TimeSync CD, copying files to the system in question, and running any
installation-related scripts. See Installing NonStop TimeSync for installation details for
the particular platforms you are interested in.
2. If you will be running TimeSync on a NonStop system (Guardian or OSS), obtain a license
key for the product by sending an email request to [e-mail]. In the
message, include the system number, system type, node name, number of processors,
and OS version for each system on which TimeSync will run. Please note that TimeSync
will not start on a given system until a valid license key has been installed.
3. Configure TimeSync by editing the timesync.conf file (OSS, Windows, and Linux) or
TSCONF file (Guardian) using any text editor.
4. If you will be running TimeSync with client mode enabled (in other words, you will be
using TimeSync to set the local system time), add at least one TimeSource to the [Client]
section of the configuration file.
5. If you will be running TimeSync with client mode enabled, HP recommends that you
initially enable ReportOnly mode by setting the ReportOnly value in the [Client] section
of the configuration file to True. TimeSync will then determine the difference between
the local system time and the reference time, and report that difference to you. At that
point you can decide how to alter any other configuration settings, and then enable time
synchronization by setting ReportOnly to False via the TimeCom CI.
6. If you will be running the Guardian version of TimeSync, set the Transport name in the
[Process] section of the configuration file to the name of the TCP/IP process that
TimeSync should use for communication. It is not necessary to set this value for any
other platform.
7. If you will be running TimeSync on a system in which another application utilizes port
123, shut down that application or change the LocalPort value in the [Process] section of
the TimeSync configuration file to an unused port number.
8. Make any other configuration changes necessary; see Configuring TimeSync for details
on all configuration options.