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Time delay between NTP servers and NetApp

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Network Time Protocol (NTP)

Issue

There is 4-5 second time lag between NetApp and NTP servers

Cluster01::*> cluster time-service ntp status show

Node: Node 1
Server                                      Reachable            Selection State                                Offset (ms)
-----------------------                    ---------              ------------------------------                ------------
ntp.root.XXXX                                false                  Server Not Responding or Too                  -6.53
                                                                            Distant

Node: Node 2
Server                                       Reachable             Selection State                                 Offset (ms)
-----------------------                     ---------             ------------------------------                 ------------
ntp.root.XXXX                                 false                     Server Not Responding or Too                1.31
                                                                                Distant
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