Black Box Appliance Trim Kit ET1000A Manuel D’Utilisation
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Optimizing Time Synchronization
With NTP, time synchronization does not always happen instantaneously. If the time difference between
the ETKMS (or any system component) and the NTP server is large enough, it can take a significant
amount of time to synchronize. If this occurs, you can use the following command to set up step-ticker
files that can improve the performance of the NTP service.
the ETKMS (or any system component) and the NTP server is large enough, it can take a significant
amount of time to synchronize. If this occurs, you can use the following command to set up step-ticker
files that can improve the performance of the NTP service.
To optimize the NTP service:
1 Log into the ETKMS and type, all on one line:
1 Log into the ETKMS and type, all on one line:
awk '/^server/ {print $2}' /etc/ntp.conf | grep -v '127.127.1.0' > /
etc/ntp/step-tickers
etc/ntp/step-tickers
And press Enter.
Shutting Down or Restarting an External ETKMS
If necessary, you can restart the ETKMS server or shut down the ETKMS server completely. If you need
to relocate the ETKMS server, shut it down first.
to relocate the ETKMS server, shut it down first.
To shut down or restart the ETKMS server:
1 Log in as root.
2 Do one of the following:
1 Log in as root.
2 Do one of the following:
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To reboot immediately, type
reboot
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To shut down the ETKMS server completely, type
shutdown -h now
.
For information about starting and stopping a local ETKMS, see
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Resetting the Admin Password
If you lose or forget the password to the admin account, you will not be able to log into an external
ETKMS remotely. You can log in as root and change the password for the admin account, but the root
user cannot log in remotely. To reset the admin password, you need to access the ETKMS directly and
log in as root.
ETKMS remotely. You can log in as root and change the password for the admin account, but the root
user cannot log in remotely. To reset the admin password, you need to access the ETKMS directly and
log in as root.
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