CONTAP-629214: Persistent Clock Drift with NTPD unable to maintain synchronization
Issue
- On A90, A50, A30 and FAS70 platforms, the NTPD daemon fails to maintain proper time synchronization with NTP servers.
- The system clock consistently runs approximately 300 milliseconds ahead of the authoritative NTP time source, resulting in:
- Files created via NFS with future timestamps
- Potential operational issues for time-sensitive workloads
- Repeated time corrections (stepping) by NTPD every few minutes
