NAME
show - Displays current information about the DTS entity
SYNOPSIS
dtscp show attribute-group | attribute-name
ARGUMENTS
attribute-group
The name of an attribute group or individual attribute
to be displayed. The following values are valid:
+ all
+ all characteristics
+ all counters
+ all status
+ global servers
+ local servers
attribute-name
The name of a specific attribute from the characteristics,
counters, or status group. The attribute specifiers global
servers and local servers do not contain any other
attributes.
DESCRIPTION
The show command displays the names and values of the specified
attributes or attribute groups. For attribute groups, if you do
not supply a group name with the all argument, all characteristics
and their values are displayed. The following sections list names
of individual attributes, categorized by group.
Note that the attributes displayed by the show command might be
different, depending upon whether you have requested information
about a server or a clerk.
Characteristics
Characteristic arguments can contain a maximum of 80 characters
and are recalculated to a normalized date format. For example:
Input value: 0-0025:10:99.99999999
Result: 1-01:11:39.990
acting courier role
Specifies whether a backup courier is currently
functioning as a courier. If the role is noncourier,
the node is not attempting to synchronize with global
servers. This characteristic is shown only for servers.
Default: noncourier
Value: courier or noncourier
automatic tdf change
Specifies whether automatic changes to the time
differential factor are enabled or disabled; the
value is determined by the operating system.
Default: true
Value: true/false
check interval
Specifies the amount of time between checks for faulty
servers. Applicable only to servers that have external
time providers. This characteristic is shown only for
servers.
Default: 0-01:30:00.00
Value: 0-00:00:30.000 - 10675199-02:48:05.478
clock adjustment rate
Specifies the rate at which the DTS server or clerk entity
adjusts the node's clock during a synchronization.
clock resolution
Specifies the amount of time between system clock ticks.
The value is determined by the operating system.
courier role
Specifies a server's interaction with the set of global
servers. This characteristic is shown only for servers.
backup courier
The local server becomes a courier if none are
available on the LAN.
courier The local server synchronizes with the global
set of servers.
noncourier
The local server does not synchronize with the
global set of servers.
Default: noncourier
DTS version
Specifies the DTS software version installed on the node.
epoch number
Specifies the server's epoch number. The change command
modifies this characteristic. This characteristic is
shown only for servers.
Default: 0
Value: 0-255
error tolerance
Specifies the maximum separation allowed between the
local clock and the computed time before synchronizations
become abrupt rather than gradual (monotonic).
Default: 0-00:10:00.000
Value: 0-00:00:00.500 - 10675199-02:48:05.478
global set timeout
Specifies the amount of time the node waits for a response
to a WAN synchronization request before sending another
request or declaring a global server to be unavailable.
The number of attempts made to reach the server is
controlled by the query attemps characteristic.
Default: 0-00:00:15.000
Value: 0-00:00:00.000 - 0-00:10:00.000
local set timeout
Specifies the amount of time the node waits for a response
to a synchronization request before sending another
request or declaring a server to be unavailable. The
number of attempts made to reach the server is controlled
by the query attemps characteristic.
Default: 0-00:00:05.000
Value: 0-00:00:00.000 - 0-00:10:00.000
local time differential factor
Specifies the Time Differential Factor (TDF), which is
the amount of time the server varies from Greenwich mean
time (GMT) or Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Default: 0-00:00:00.000
Value: -13-00:00:00 - 13-00:00:00
maximum clock drift rate
Specifies the worst-case drift rate of the node's clock,
in nanoseconds per second, as determined by the
manufacturer's specifications.
maximum inaccuracy
Specifies the inaccuracy limit for the node. When the
node exceeds the maximum inaccuracy setting, it attempts
to synchronize.
Default: 0-00:00:00.100
Value: 0-00:00:00.0 - 10675199-02:48:05.478
next tdf change
Specifies the future time at which the time differential
factor is automatically changed. The value is determined
by the operating system.
query attempts
Specifies the number of attempts that a node makes to
contact a server before the node considers the server
unavailable.
Default: 3
Value: 1-10
server entry name
Specifies a server's ACL entry name; <hostname>
represents the name of the system or node that is
the server's client. The default setting is the
recommended value. This characteristic is shown only
for servers.
Default: /.:/hosts/<hostname>/dts-entity
server group name
Specifies the security group name for the time servers
within the cell.
Default: /.:/subsys/dce/dts-servers
server principal name
Specifies a server's principal name for authentication
purposes; <hostname> represents the name of the system
or node that is the server's client. The default setting
is the recommended value. This characteristic is shown
only for servers.
Default: /.:/hosts/<hostname>/self
servers required
Specifies the minimum number of servers required for
a synchronization. Settings of 1 or 2 may cause
unreliable computed times.
Default: 3
Value: 1-10
synchronization hold down
Specifies the interval a node must wait to synchronize.
Also specifies synchronization frequency when a node
reaches the value specified by the maximum inaccuracy
characteristic.
Clerks:
Default: 0-00:10:00.0
Value: 0-00:00:30.0 - 01 00:00:00.00
Servers:
Default: 0-00:02.00.0
Value: 0-00:00:30.0 - 01 00:00:00.00
time provider present
Specifies whether or not the entity used an external
time provider at the last successful synchronization.
This attribute applies to servers only.
time representation version
Specifies the timestamp format used by the node.
type
Specifies whether the node is a DTS server or clerk.
The create command modifies this characteristic.
Counters
clock settings
Specifies the number of times the node clock has been
set nonmonotonically (abruptly).
creation time
Specifies the time at which the DTS entity was created
and the counters were initialized.
different epochs detected
Specifies the number of times the node received time
response messages from servers or clerks that had epoch
numbers different from its own. This counter is shown
only for servers.
disable directives completed
Specifies the number of times the DTS has been disabled.
enable directives completed
Specifies the number of times the DTS has been enabled.
epoch changes completed
Specifies the number of times the server's epoch has
changed.
insufficient resources detected
Specifies the number of times the node has been unable
to allocate virtual memory.
local servers not in group
Specifies the number of times that a local server was
contacted, but it was not in the dts security group.
local times not intersecting
Specifies the number of times the node's time interval
failed to intersect with the computed interval of the
servers.
no global servers detected
Specifies the number of times the courier server could
not contact any global servers. This counter is shown
only for servers.
protocol mismatches detected
Specifies the number of times the local node failed to
process a received message containing an incompatible
protocol version.
servers not in group
Specifies the number of times that a non-local server
was contacted, but it was not in the dts security group.
This counter is shown only for servers.
servers not responding
Specifies the number of times the courier server could
not contact a specific global server. This counter is
shown only for servers.
servers times not intersecting
Specifies the number of times a server has detected
faulty servers (other than itself). This counter is
shown only for servers.
synchronizations completed
Specifies the number of times the node successfully
synchronized.
system errors detected
Specifies the number of times a DTS operation detected
a system error.
time provider failures detected
Specifies the number of times the external time provider
signaled a failure or the node was unable to access the
time provider.
time provider timeouts detected
Specifies the number of times a dtsd server process
initiated contact with a time provider and did not
receive the initial response within the interval
specified by local set timeout (the default interval
is 5 seconds). This counter is shown only for servers.
time representation version mismatches detected
Specifies the number of times the local node failed to
process a received message containing an incompatible
timestamp format.
too few servers detected
Specifies the number of times a node failed to synchronize
because it could not contact the required minimum number
of servers.
updates initiated
Specifies the number of times a server has attempted to
update its clock. This counter is shown only for servers.
Status
current time
Specifies the current time on the node.
global servers
Specifies the set of global servers known by the node.
last synchronization
Specifies the computed time at the last attempted
synchronization.
local servers
Specifies the set of local servers known by the node.
state
Specifies the state of the DTS entity.
off The DTS entity is disabled.
on The DTS entity is enabled.
synchronizing
The DTS entity is synchronizing.
updating The DTS entity is updating the time.
uid
Specifies the entity's unique identifier, which is
generated when the entity is created. This attribute
is shown only for servers.
Privilege Required
You must have read permission on the ACL associated with the DTS
entity in order to execute the command.
NOTE
This command is replaced at Revision 1.1 by the dcecp command and
may not be provided in future releases of DCE.
EXAMPLES
1. The following command shows how to display the current time:
dtscp> show current time
Current Time = 1990-11-30-12:11:41.718-05:00I0.359 EST
2. The following command shows how to display all of the entity's
characteristic attribute settings:
dtscp> show all
Check Interval = +0-01:30:00.000I-----
Epoch Number = 0
Error Tolerance = +0-00:10:00.000I-----
Local Time Differential Factor = -0-04:00:00.000I-----
Maximum Inaccuracy = +0-00:00:00.100I-----
Servers Required = 3
Query Attempts = 3
Local Set Timeout = +0-00:00:05.000I-----
Global Set Timeout = +0-00:00:15.000I-----
Synchronization Hold Down = +0-00:02:00.000I-----
Type = Server
Courier Role = NonCourier
Acting Courier Role = NonCourier
Clock Adjustment Rate = 40000000 nsec/sec
Maximum Clock Drift Rate = 1000000 nsec/sec
Clock Resolution = 10000000 nsec
DTS Version = V1.0.1
Time Representation Version = V1.0.0
Time Provider Present = FALSE
Automatic TDF Change = FALSE
Next TDF Change = 1993-10-31-06:00:00.000+00:00I0.000
Server Principal Name = hosts/system1/self
Server Entry Name = hosts/system1/dts-entity
Server Group Name = subsys/dce/dts-servers
3. The following command displays the current values of all
characteristic attributes:
dtscp> show all characteristics
This command produces the same output as does the show all
command.
4. The following command shows how to display all of the local
servers known to the entity:
dtscp> show local servers
Known Servers
Local /.../sisyphus.osf.org/hosts/system2/self
Last Time Polled = 1993-10-15-21:01:46.124+00:00I0.809
Last Observed Time = 1993-10-15-21:03:09.041+00:00I-----
Last Observed Skew = +0-00:01:22.917I-----
Used in Last Synchronization = TRUE
Transport Type = RPC
Local /.../sisyphus.osf.org/hosts/system3/self
Last Time Polled = 1993-10-15-21:01:46.124+00:00I0.809
Last Observed Time = 1993-10-15-21:01:46.143+00:00I0.817
Last Observed Skew = +0-00:00:00.019I1.625
Used in Last Synchronization = TRUE
Transport Type = RPC
5. The following command displays the current values of all
counter attributes:
dtscp> show all counters
Creation Time = 1993-10-14-16:23:57.801+00:00I0.767
Local Times Not Intersecting = 0
Server Times Not Intersecting = 0
Different Epochs Detected = 0
Too Few Servers Detected = 0
Time Provider Timeouts Detected = 1
Protocol Mismatches Detected = 0
Time Representation Mismatches Detected = 0
No Global Servers Detected = 0
Servers Not Responding = 0
Clock Settings = 0
Epoch Changes Completed = 0
System Errors Detected = 0
Synchronizations Completed = 865
Updates Initiated = 0
Enable Directives Completed = 1
Disable Directives Completed = 0
Insufficient Resources Detected = 0
Time Provider Failures Detected = 0
Local server not in group = 0
Servers not in group = 0
6. The following command displays the current values of all status
attributes:
dtscp> show all status
UID = 00004e34-5e1c-2c87-8500-08005a0d4582
Last Synchronization = 1993-10-15-21:05:43.023+00:00I-----
State = On
7. The following command displays the current value of the
courier role attribute:
dtscp> show courier role
Courier Role = NonCourier
8. The following command displays the server entry name for this
server:
dtscp> show server entry name
Server Entry Name = hosts/system1/dts-entity
9. The following command displays the current state of the Time
Service entity:
dtscp> show state
State = On
10. The following command displays the current value of the check
interval attribute:
dtscp> show check interval
Check Interval = +0-01:30:00.000I-----
11. The following command displays the current value of the servers
times not intersecting counter:
dtscp> show servers times not intersecting
Server Times Not Intersecting = 0
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: set