Time Synchronization - Novell PRIVILEGED USER MANAGER 2.2.1 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 03-31-2010 Administration Manual

Viewing the Registry Cache
When viewing the registry cache, you can use the stale cache (the default option). The cache is
considered stale if it has not been updated by the Registry Manager for 2 hours, and this is usually
adequate. If you deselect the Use Stale Cache check box, the information is provided by the Registry
Manager.
1 Click Hosts on the home page of the console.
The navigation pane displays the current hierarchy for your Framework.
2 Select the host for which you want to view the registry cache.
3 Click the host's Packages icon (click the arrow next to the host's name to display it).
4 Click View Cache in the task pane.
5 From the drop-down list, select the package you want to look up in the registry cache.
6 If you want to view the latest information from the Registry Manager, deselect the Use stale
cache check box, then click Lookup.
Details of the hosts where the module is installed are displayed in order according to their
position in the Framework hierarchy. Information shown includes the Framework agent name,
IP address, port number, and whether the host has the primary manager component installed
(indicated by 1 in the Primary column) or not (indicated by 0).
7 (Optional) To clear the registry cache, click Clear Cache.
This marks the cache as stale, and it is automatically updated by the Registry Manager. You can
also clear the cache by using the Clear Cache option in the task pane.
8 Click Close.
Clearing the Registry Cache
Novell Support might advise you to try clearing the registry cache if you have communication
problems among Privileged User Manager components. The registry cache is held by the Registry
Agent and contains a list of manager and agents in your Framework, copied from the Registry
Manager. See
1 Click Hosts on the home page of the console.
The navigation pane displays the current hierarchy for your Framework.
2 Select the host for which you want to clear the registry cache.
3 Click the host's Packages icon (click the arrow next to the host's name to display it).
4 Click Clear Cache in the task pane.
The registry cache is marked as stale and is updated by the Registry Manager. You can also
clear the registry cache by using the View Cache option (see
page 44).

3.6.6 Time Synchronization

All agents should be configured to use a Network Time Protocol server. Agents must have their time
synchronized with the primary registry manager so that the time difference is less than two hours.
If the time difference is greater than two hours, the agent can appear offline and command control
requests can fail.
44 Novell Privileged User Manager 2.2.1 Administration guide
"Managing the Registry Cache" on page 43 for more details.
"Viewing the Registry Cache" on