[SAC] Fwd: Important: Daylight Savings Time on your PEER 1
Dedicated Server
Tyler Mitchell
tylermitchell at shaw.ca
Mon Mar 5 13:59:30 EST 2007
FYI ... not sure myself how this affects us.
Begin forwarded message:
> From: PEER 1 Dedicated Hosting Support <donotreply at peer1.com>
> Date: March 5, 2007 5:53:50 AM PST (CA)
> Subject: Important: Daylight Savings Time on your PEER 1 Dedicated
> Server
>
> Dear Valued PEER 1 Customer:
>
> We are alerting you to a potentially serious issue that may affect
> your
> server in the coming month. In August of 2005 the United States
> Congress
> passed the Energy Policy Act, which changes the dates of both the
> start and
> end of daylight saving time (DST). When this law goes into effect
> in 2007,
> DST will start three weeks earlier (2:00 A.M. on the second Sunday
> in March)
> and will end one week later (2:00 A.M. on the first Sunday in
> November) than
> what has traditionally occurred.
>
> How will this affect you?
> If your server is currently set to a US time zone offset, and does
> not have
> the appropriate time zone updates applied, the time on your server
> will
> differ by an hour from the “real time” for three weeks in March and
> one week
> in November. If you process time-stamped transactions, this will
> affect
> your logging and processing.
>
> What can you do about this?
> Windows 2003 and RedHat Enterprise 3 or newer servers have patches
> available
> that will address this issue If you are currently on one of these
> systems
> and are subscribed to Gold or Platinum support plans, PEER1 will
> deploy the
> necessary patches through our automated patching process. To verify
> that the
> patch has been applied please use the appropriate tool for your
> operating
> system (up2date for Linux, Windows Update for Windows). If you have
> an older
> server, please follow the directions below:
>
> Windows 2000 and Earlier Versions:
> Windows 2000 Server and earlier versions have passed the end of
> Mainstream
> Support and will not be receiving an automated update. All versions of
> Windows can be manually updated using the tzedit.exe utility or other
> techniques documented in Knowledge Base article 914387 and similar
> articles
> for other countries, which is the preferred method of remediation
> for any
> product outside of Mainstream Support. (The tzedit.exe tool allows
> you to
> create and edit time zone entries for the Date/Time settings in the
> Control
> Panel, especially for daylight-saving time). It is also strongly
> encouraged
> to update to a newer OS where possible.
>
> RedHat Linux Versions Earlier than Enterprise Server 2.1: RedHat
> has ceased
> support for RedHat versions prior to Enterprise Server 2.1. It is
> strongly
> recommended that you update to a newer OS on your server. If this
> is not
> possible, and you require accurate time on your server, there are some
> community support channels that we do not support that may be able to
> provide solutions:
>
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=518752
>
> We hope this communication helps you maintain your server in
> correct working
> order. If you have any questions, please contact PEER 1 Dedicated
> Support
> at 1.877.504.0091 in the United States, 305.717.6600 for
> International, or
> open a ticket at https://dhsupport.peer1.com
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Your Peer 1 Dedicated Hosting Support Team
>
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> your
> PEER 1 Dedicated Hosting Support Team at http://
> dhsupport.peer1.com. Thank
> you.
>
>
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