Maintaining the NetWare server

Synchronization limits

Since clocks in computers vary, synchronizing all servers in a network to the same precise time is almost impossible. By default, time synchronization is set up to allow for a two-second time variance between network time and a server's time. Servers that come within that two-second variance are considered synchronized. You can adjust this value, called a synchronization radius, to fit your applications and network configuration:

Increase this value if the server is losing synchronization because the server has a heavy load, there are multiple routers between the server and the time sources, or your system is connected to a network with heavy traffic.
Decrease this value if you have an application that requires a finer synchronization to order events correctly and your network configuration will support it.

Synchronized servers (Secondary and Primary) continue to make small adjustments in an attempt to bring their time within the limits set by a tolerance value (one millisecond default). Once the server's time is within the range allowed by the tolerance value, the server stops making time adjustments. You can adjust the tolerance value (called a correction floor) to fit your network configuration and hardware.

For more information on configuring synchronization limits, see the following variables in NetWare Setup:

Correction Floor
Synchronization Radius