Setting up a Group Policy to sync with 3rd party time provider

[bjorgenson]

I have a Spectracom GPS Time Server. I would like all of my Windows
nodes, both workstations, servers, etc to sync time with this device.
How would I setup group policy to force all nodes to use this device?

There is a Windows Time Service uder Computer Config/Adm
templates/system. Do I enable it here or do I create a seperate adm
template?

Thanks

 

[Norbert Fehlauer [MVP]]

I have a Spectracom GPS Time Server. I would like all of my Windows
nodes, both workstations, servers, etc to sync time with this device.
How would I setup group policy to force all nodes to use this device?

If we're talking about a AD Domain (seems so because of GPO) then it would
be best to configure just your DC with the PDC-emulator role with your
timeserver

Windows 2003
net time /setsntp:IP-address-of-your-Spectracom-GPS-Time-Server

c:\> W32tm /config /update
c:\> W32tm /resync

Your other DCs will sync with this Server (PDC-Emulator role) and all other
domain members (server and clients) will sync with their logonserver.

templates/system. Do I enable it here or do I create a seperate adm
template?

You better don't do this if you don't have to. Read above.
You can read this too:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042/en-us

HTH
Norbert