====== NTP-Setup-On-Solaris ======
Instructions for setting up an NTP client

1. Create the NTP configuration file: /etc/inet/ntp.conf with the following entries:
  server  tick.brm.pri
  server  tock.brm.pri
  driftfile       /etc/inet/ntp.drift
  slewalways yes
  disable pll

driftfile: names a file which will be created by the xntpd daemon to hold information about the client clocks accuracy.

slewalways:  the default is no - set to yes to force slew  (adjust time slowly) rather than step (move to correct time) . The default on Solaris up to patch level 109667-03  was to slew ; on later revisions the default action is to step ( this could result in stepping backwards and could produce duplicate timestamps on certain applications such as SAP or Oracle).

disable pll:  required if  slewing is the preferred setting. This applies both to instances where patch 109667-03 is the default and to later versions where the default has been changed to  ‘slewalways yes’

2. On Solaris 9 or earlier, restart the NTP daemon with the following commands:

  /etc/rc2.d/S74xntpd stop
  /etc/rc2.d/S74xntpd start

3. On Solaris 10 issue the following commands to restart the daemon:

  svcadm enable svc:/network/ntp:default
  svcadm refresh svc:/network/ntp:default
  svcadm restart svc:/network/ntp:default

4. Test that the client is working by running ntpq -p. Should see something like this :-

  # ntpq -p
       remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset    disp
  ==============================================================================
  *fsds_bcc_ch_01. 78.79.86.76      5 u   39   64  377     1.22   -2.469    1.86

5. On the ntp server, the same ntp.conf file exists but the entries are :-

  server          127.0.0.1 
  driftfile       /etc/inet/ntp.drift

ie. the server is syncronising to itself.