How to check the existing ntp configuration from cli ? Will there be any production impact if we change the ntp config ?

[Sarovani CK]

How to check the existing ntp configuration from cli ?

Will there be any production impact if we change the ntp config ?

[Justin Weldon]

Edit /nsconfig/ntp.conf... provided time is set correctly, there shouldn't be an impact when updating ntp.conf

[Sarovani CK]

any simple show commands to check the same ?

[Paul Blitz]

The NTP config is NOT part of the netscaler configuration, per se, so you would need to go to the shell, and view / edit the /nsconfig/ntp.conf file

[Sarovani CK]

OK So can we do it on GUI ? If So ,

Can we first add the new ntp server first and then delete the old one .and save the config ?

Will this work !

[Paul Blitz]

In the GUI, you just go to System / NTP Servers: delete and add NTP servers as needed.

(If the current time is BADLY wrong, then you need to use a BSD shell "date" command to get it relatively correct, then the NTP will kick in.)

[Sarovani CK]

Before doing the NTP change the date was showing wrongly ..

It was showing as July 1 ( instead of July 6 ) , After changing the NTP server , the time still shows as July 1st .

But on cluster member time is showing correctly ..

How do I correct it ?

[Sarovani CK]

Hi @Paul Blitz​ 

We have corrected the date and time by restarting the ntpd process , but the offset time and jitter are keep increasing . Is there any solution for that?

   remote      refid    st t when poll reach  delay  offset  jitter

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 196.8.24.1   192.8.1.1   3 u   38  64 377  1.501  218662. 11871.3

 196.9.24.1   192.8.1.1   3 u   43  64 377  4.184  218462. 11800.2