Microsoft Time Service Useful Knowledge Base Articles

The nice articles are available on HyperV time services as below

Time Synchronization in Hyper-V
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/11/19/time-synchronization-in-hyper-v.aspx

Time Synchronization and Domain Controller VM's
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robertvi/archive/2011/05/11/time-synchronization-and-domain-controller-vm-s.aspx

MS Recommendation - Disable the  time synchronization between the host system and guest operating system acting as a domain controller.  This will enable VM - running as DC will get the Time from Domain.

Follow the steps To disable the Hyper-V time synchronization provider,

# Power-off the VM and
#  Clear the Time synchronization check box under Integration Services.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/virtual_active_directory_domain_controller_virtualization_hyperv(WS.10).aspx



MS Support Articles

How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042

Hyper-V Time Synchronization Doesn't Correct the System Clock in the Virtual Machine if it is more than 5 Seconds ahead of the Host Clock

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2618634


Other useful knowledge base

Windows Time Service Tools and Settings
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773263(WS.10).aspx

Windows 2003 Server migration approaches

I already discussed the broad level approach to migrate Windows 2003 Servers related services to new Windows Server operating system to remove dependencies of

1. Microsoft Windows 2003 Server OS - End of life support 15th July 2015
2. Old Server Hardware - You may run the OS/App on more than 8-10 Years old server hardware.

As a result of this we will have

1. Latest operating system with more stable and secure IT environment.
2. Due to new hardware overall better system and application performance.
3. Increase user satisfaction

IT organization must draw a plan for Windows 2003 and old hardware replacement and execute it.
The plan must have

1. Analysis of Windows 2003 Servers hardware configuration
2. All hosted application lists and its compatibility matrix with New OS
3. Overall project cost and its time line for it implementation

Thanks
Vijay