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On 2013-04-25 10:33 AM, Nick Khamis <symack@gmail.com> wrote:
> We are trying to sync our server's time with an accurate ntp
> server, and was wondering which of the many solutions are
> considered viable. I did see the
> http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Time_Synchronization.

Are these virtualized? It makes a difference, and from everything I've 
read, you don't sync virtualized servers the same as bare metal servers.

> Our services are quite time sensitive.

Ummm... *all* servers are critically time-sensitive.