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Timezone

ClusterControl requires all servers’ time to be synchronized and to run within the same time zone. Verify this by using the following command:

$ date
Mon Sep 17 22:59:24 UTC 2013

To change time zone, e.g from UTC to Pacific time:

$ rm /etc/localtime
$ ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Pacific localtime

UTC is however recommended. Configure NTP client for each host with a working time server to avoid time drifting between hosts which could cause inaccurate reporting or incorrect graphs plotting. To immediately sync a server’s time with a time server, use the following command:

$ ntpdate -u time.apple.com # or any other NTP server close to the server
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