⁠Appendix C. Configuring the NTP Server

The nodes in your Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform environment might require NTP configuration to ensure they all have correctly synchronized time. Perform the following operation after deploying a Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform environment.
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Procedure C.1. Configuring the NTP Server

  1. Log into the user interface.
  2. Navigate to Configure → Puppet Classes.
  3. In Filter, type ntp and click Search.
  4. Click on ntp and navigate to Smart Class Parameter → Servers
  5. Check Override and enter the NTP server's hostname or IP address in the Default Value field.
  6. Click Submit.
  7. Navigate to Configure → Host Groups.
  8. For each Host Group:
    1. Click on the Host Group's name.
    2. Navigate to Puppet Classes.
    3. Navigate to the ntp Puppet class group and expand it.
    4. Select the ntp class. This class moves to the Included Classes list.
    5. Click Submit.
Each node configures its NTP service the next time it connects to the Installer.