[DOCS-879] Add section describing the impact of not having time synchronized (via NTP or other) Created: 12/Dec/12  Updated: 30/Oct/23  Resolved: 27/Jul/16

Status: Closed
Project: Documentation
Component/s: manual
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: Server_Docs_20231030

Type: Improvement Priority: Minor - P4
Reporter: Adam Comerford Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 0
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 Description   

We recommend that customers use NTP (or similar where NTP does not apply) to keep their servers in sync. There are vague descriptions of the consequences to having out of sync hosts, but beyond making log correlation difficult, I am not aware of a concrete list of potential consequences.

When we make the recommendation that users sync their hosts, that is often the first question: "What will happen if I don't?" Usually followed by something along the lines of: "Could this cause corruption/crashes/<insert other problem here>?"

If we could outline the potential pitfalls, that would be great. Something like:

mongos needs to be in sync to properly obtain and manage locks on the config databases (note: I have no idea if this is the case, just giving an example)



 Comments   
Comment by Emily Hall [ 27/Jul/16 ]

Closed by Emily Hall for Housekeeping on 7/27/16.
Please create a new ticket if for prioritization.

Thank you!

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