How to change the SAP server timing

[Former Member]

Dear SAP expert,

Our SAP and oracle are installed in the one Unix machine, but now, we found it is 40 minutes faster than standard time, what are the typical steps to adjust back the server timing ,

Our server can be scheduled to down at 1 hour in week end.

Thanks

Jack

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

date - print or set the system date and time.ref "man date".

Regards

Vinod

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Vinod ,

Thanks for quick response, my question is to ask you help to confirm the following steps are correct:

Step1 . shutdown SAP and Oracle service

Step2. use date to change the Unix server time to the correct time

Step3. wait for syste for more than 40 minutes

Step4. start oracle and sap service in the server

Step5. Info SAP users of the availabilities of SAPsystem .

Regards

Jack

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jack,

In principle, your sequence is correct. Also, take a look at SAP Note 481835 "Analyzing time zone settings" for a start to ensure that it is correct in all places.

Best Regards,

Matt

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Jack

Yes.

Vinod

[Former Member]

whats about setting up some SNTP synchonization for the OS after doing the first 40 minute fix manually as already discussed here?

Peter

[Former Member]

Hi Peter ,

It is a good recommendation to implement a permant solution to eliminate this kind of roblem, we are looking for it, by the way, could you share with us a URL with a simple and low cost solution to implemeted it .

Thanks & Regards

Jack

[Former Member]

sorry, that I can't for Unix.

I am working only on windows and here it is just one command - assumed that the server has access to the internet over a proxy.

regards

Peter

perhabs here: http://www.ntp.org/ntpfaq/NTP-s-def.htm