Dedicated servers in Germany — 10 Gbps

Include clock synchronisation in your installation checks

When several application components exchange records, their timestamps need an agreed interpretation. A Germany 10 Gbps dedicated server should therefore have a clock configuration included in its installation checklist. Decide how your team will check the system time and which time reference it intends to use. Record that decision with the server configuration, so that a later investigation can compare events from the application and the systems that communicate with it. Avoid assigning a cause to an event before checking its timing context.

systemd-timesyncd is documented as a service for synchronising the local clock using NTP servers. If it is the mechanism chosen for your Linux installation, review its configuration and status checks for the installed version. Establish who will investigate a failed time check and how it will be recorded. The Frankfurt catalogue offers eight 10 Gbps configurations; select hardware based on the application while also preparing these basic operating checks before the service goes live.