This article applies to Domain Time II.

Last updated: 11/10/2008

Question

How do I configure Domain Time Client when making a cloned OS image for installation?

Answer

To clone a Domain Time Client installation, perform the following steps:
1. Install an new, fresh copy of Domain Time Client onto your master image machine.

2. Set the configuration settings for the Client exactly the way that you want your cloned machines to operate.

3. Do some test synchronizations and check the logs. Verify that Domain Time Client is working as expected.

4. Stop (but do not disable) the Domain Time Client service.

5. Delete these registry values from HKLM\Software\Greyware\Domain Time Client\Parameters:
   1. "Clock Adjustment (100-ns intervals)"
   2. "Clock Adjustment Maximum"
   3. "Clock Adjustment Minimum"

6. Delete this registry value from HKLM\Software\Classes\Gap\DT2\Info:
   
   "Serial Number"

   Important: If you fail to delete the above registry values with the Domain Time Client service stopped before making your image, your new machine may have the wrong clock rate or a duplicate serial number. Wrong clock rates will result in poor timekeeping. Unique serial numbers are important for auditing and tracking down problems.

7. Make your master image copy of the operating system. When you clone this image to a new machine, the Client will repopulate the values based on the new machine's hardware.

8. If you have already installed a cloned image without performing the above steps, you may fix any misbehaving machines by performing steps 4, 5 and 6 on the new machine, then rebooting the machine or restarting the Domain Time Client service.