Citrix Systems Network Router NETSCALER 9.3 User Manual

When you enable NTP synchronization, the NetScaler starts the NTP daemon and uses
the NTP server entries in the ntp.conf file to synchronize its local time setting. If you
do not want to synchronize your NetScaler time with the other servers in the network,
you can disable NTP synchronization, which stops the NTP daemon (NTPD).

At the NetScaler command prompt, type one of the following commands:

w

w

1. In the navigation pane, expand System, and then click NTP Servers.

2. On the NTP Servers page, click NTP Synchronization – ON or NTP

Synchronization – OFF.

You can configure clock synchronization manually by logging on to the NetScaler and
editing the ntp.conf file.

1. Log on to the NetScaler command line.

2. Switch to the shell prompt.

3. Copy the /etc/ntp.conf file to /nsconfig/ntp.conf, unless the /nsconfig directory

already contains an ntp.conf file.

4. Check the /nsconfig/ntp.conf file for the following entries and, if they are

present, remove them:
restrict localhost

restrict 127.0.0.2

5. Add the IP address for the desired NTP server to the /nsconfig/ntp.conf file,

beneath the file’s server and restrict entries.

Note:  For security reasons, there should be a corresponding restrict entry for
each server entry.

Chapter 5

Advanced Configurations

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