Specifying SNTP as your time maintenance application
After you have configured the SNTP server and client, you need to verify the time adjustment (QTIMADJ) system value to ensure that Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) can operate as the time maintenance application on your system.
If another application is listed, you must take action to ensure that multiple time applications do not conflict when setting the time.
The time adjustment system value serves only as an identifier. The system does not enforce the software specified; it only identifies the software to be used. This time adjustment system value should be maintained by the time adjustment software and is intended to prevent having multiple time adjustment applications conflict with each other. The system does not verify this value; nor does it verify whether this software is performing time adjustments.
To set the time adjustment (QTIMADJ) system value to use SNTP for time management, follow these steps: