New on RIPE Labs: Preparing for the 2016 Leap Second
Dear colleagues, On 31 December this year, we're scheduled for another leap second. There are many stories about what leap seconds can do to infrastructure and applications, and rituals are built up around them. Please read more on RIPE Labs in an article contributed by our new colleague Stephen Strowes: Preparing for the 2016 Leap Second https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/preparing-for-the-2016-leap-se... Kind regards, Mirjam Kuehne RIPE NCC
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/preparing-for-the-2016-leap-se...
excellent article. as this is an ops-oriented community, it may be worth pointing out that bsd and linux kernels are believed to handle the leap second correctly. but if you have devices such as ntp strat 1 devices, or other devices which are sensitive to the leap second, it may be worth investigating how the device handles it. e.g., i have a Time Machines TM1000A GPS Network Time Server. search for 'leap' in the manual fails. and i have yet to find anything that sounds real in the net of a thousand lies. but darned good article. randy
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Mirjam Kuehne
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Randy Bush