NAME

dts_intro - Introduction to the DCE DTS commands

DESCRIPTION

The DCE Distributed Time Service (DTS) provides the following facilities:

dtsdThe DTS daemon

dtscpThe DTS control program

dtsdateThe DTS local clock setting program

DTS is implemented in the dtsd process.  Both clerks and servers use the same daemon.  The behavior of dtsd is determined by dtscp. 

The DTS control program allows you to synchronize, adjust, and maintain the system clocks in a distributed network.  The dtscp commands are as follows:

advertiseConfigures the DTS server as a global server. 

changeModifies the epoch and sets the local time to a new time. 

createEstablishes a DTS entity (a clerk or server). 

deleteCauses DTS to exit on the local node. 

disableSuspends a DTS entity. 

enableStarts a DTS entity. 

exitEnds the dtscp management session and returns you to the system prompt. 

helpInvokes the dtscp help service. 

quitEnds the dtscp management session and returns you to the system prompt. 

setModifies characteristics of a DTS entity. 

showDisplays characteristics of a DTS entity. 

synchronizeSynchronizes the system clock with the time obtained from DTS servers in the network. 

unadvertiseRemoves the global server entry. 

updateGradually adjusts the system clock to a new time. 

For more information on any of the dtscp commands, see the appropriate reference page. 

The dtsd command restarts the DTS daemon (clerk or server process).  When the host system is rebooted, this command is automatically executed as part of the overall DCE configuration procedure. 

Invocation of dtsd leaves it in an idle state.  In order for it to assume an identity, it must be created with the dtscp create command. 

After the DTS entity is created, it is still in a nonfunctioning state.  To put it into operation, you must invoke dtscp enable, which causes an immediate synchronization to take place. 

To bring down a DTS entity, you must first stop it with dtscp disable and then delete it with dtscp delete. 

The dtsdate command sets the local clock of a system to be the same as the host remote_host, running a dtsd server. 

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands: advertise(8dts), change(8dts), create(8dts), delete(8dts), disable(8dts), dtscp(8dts), dtsd(8dts), dtsdate(8dts), enable(8dts), exit(8dts), help(8dts), quit(8dts), set(8dts), show(8dts), synchronize(8dts), unadvertise(8dts), update(8dts). 

Books: OSF DCE Administration Guide, OSF DCE Command Reference.