lots of ntpd time changes

[shortbus]

Does this seem like an excessive amount of ntp updates?
Seems like the clock is not working. Any advice?

# cat /var/log/messages | grep ntpd
Jan 5 08:47:41 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset -0.641463 s
Jan 5 09:32:00 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +8.583025 s
Jan 5 09:49:13 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +51.675315 s
Jan 5 10:10:46 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +14.318596 s
Jan 5 10:39:54 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +51.651261 s
Jan 5 10:55:22 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +2.850072 s
Jan 5 11:12:31 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +17.206641 s
Jan 5 11:34:22 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +43.047374 s
Jan 5 12:09:40 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +5.722592 s
Jan 5 12:30:36 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +5.718487 s
Jan 5 13:59:53 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +114.757511 s
Jan 5 14:37:34 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +94.695531 s
Jan 5 15:31:11 freenas ntpd[2616]: time reset +40.129781 s


pciconf -lv
hostb0@pci0:0:0:0: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40018086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset Memory Controller Hub'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
pcib1@pci0:0:1:0: class=0x060400 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40218086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset PCI Express Port 1'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
pcib2@pci0:0:5:0: class=0x060400 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40258086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset PCI Express Port 5'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
pcib3@pci0:0:9:0: class=0x060400 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40298086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset PCI Express Port 9'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
hostb1@pci0:0:16:0: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40308086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset FSB Registers'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
hostb2@pci0:0:16:1: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40308086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset FSB Registers'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
hostb3@pci0:0:16:2: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40308086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset FSB Registers'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
hostb4@pci0:0:16:3: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40308086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset FSB Registers'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
hostb5@pci0:0:16:4: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40308086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset FSB Registers'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
hostb6@pci0:0:17:0: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40318086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset CE/SF Registers'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
hostb7@pci0:0:21:0: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40358086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset FBD Registers'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
hostb8@pci0:0:21:1: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40358086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset FBD Registers'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
hostb9@pci0:0:22:0: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40368086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset FBD Registers'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
hostb10@pci0:0:22:1: class=0x060000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x40368086 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '5400 Chipset FBD Registers'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
pcib8@pci0:0:28:0: class=0x060400 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x26908086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
uhci0@pci0:0:29:0: class=0x0c0300 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x26888086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset UHCI USB Controller'
class = serial bus
subclass = USB
uhci1@pci0:0:29:1: class=0x0c0300 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x26898086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset UHCI USB Controller'
class = serial bus
subclass = USB
uhci2@pci0:0:29:2: class=0x0c0300 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x268a8086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset UHCI USB Controller'
class = serial bus
subclass = USB
uhci3@pci0:0:29:3: class=0x0c0300 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x268b8086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset UHCI USB Controller'
class = serial bus
subclass = USB
ehci0@pci0:0:29:7: class=0x0c0320 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x268c8086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset EHCI USB2 Controller'
class = serial bus
subclass = USB
pcib9@pci0:0:30:0: class=0x060401 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x244e8086 rev=0xd9 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82801 PCI Bridge'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
isab0@pci0:0:31:0: class=0x060100 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x26708086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset LPC Interface Controller'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-ISA
atapci0@pci0:0:31:1: class=0x01018a card=0x021e1028 chip=0x269e8086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '631xESB/632xESB IDE Controller'
class = mass storage
subclass = ATA
ahci0@pci0:0:31:2: class=0x010601 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x26818086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '631xESB/632xESB SATA AHCI Controller'
class = mass storage
subclass = SATA
none0@pci0:0:31:3: class=0x0c0500 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x269b8086 rev=0x09 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '631xESB/632xESB/3100 Chipset SMBus Controller'
class = serial bus
subclass = SMBus
vgapci0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x030000 card=0x84601043 chip=0x104a10de rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'nVidia Corporation'
class = display
subclass = VGA
none1@pci0:1:0:1: class=0x040300 card=0x84601043 chip=0x0e0810de rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'nVidia Corporation'
device = 'HDMI Audio stub'
class = multimedia
subclass = HDA
none2@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x0c0330 card=0x2104174c chip=0x10421b21 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'ASMedia Technology Inc.'
device = 'ASM1042 SuperSpeed USB Host Controller'
class = serial bus
subclass = USB
pcib4@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x060400 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x35008086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express Upstream Port'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
pcib7@pci0:3:0:3: class=0x060400 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x350c8086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express to PCI-X Bridge'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
pcib5@pci0:4:0:0: class=0x060400 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x35108086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express Downstream Port E1'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
pcib6@pci0:4:1:0: class=0x060400 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x35148086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '6311ESB/6321ESB PCI Express Downstream Port E2'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
mpt0@pci0:6:0:0: class=0x010000 card=0x1f0e1028 chip=0x00581000 rev=0x08 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'LSI Logic / Symbios Logic'
device = 'SAS1068E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS'
class = mass storage
subclass = SCSI
bge0@pci0:8:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x021e1028 chip=0x167a14e4 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Broadcom Corporation'
device = 'NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express'
class = network
subclass = ethernet

uname -a
9.3-RELEASE-p28 FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-p28 #0 r288272+f229c79: Sat Dec 12 11:58:01 PST 2015 root@build3.ixsystems.com:/tank/home/stable-builds/FN/objs/os-base/amd64/tank/home/stable-builds/FN/FreeBSD/src/sys/FREENAS.amd64 amd64

 

[jgreco]

It seems like an unstable clock, hardly an unusual event on the Intel architecture. Since you haven't followed the Forum Rules and provided information about your hardware platform, you've given us nothing to work with, and as someone who works with both NTP and FreeNAS, all I can do is frustratedly handwave at you about maybe trying alternate clocks.

 

[shortbus]

I edited my post to add hardware data

 

[jgreco]

device = '5400 Chipset Memory Controller Hub'

So, some ancient eight year old chipset

vendor = 'nVidia Corporation'
device = 'HDMI Audio stub'
class = multimedia

With desktop grade board features

vendor = 'LSI Logic / Symbios Logic'
device = 'SAS1068E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS'
class = mass storage

and an outdated LSI 3Gbps HBA

vendor = 'Broadcom Corporation'
device = 'NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express'
class = network

and a Broadcom crud-grade gigabit Ethernet adapter.

Now, I guess I could spend a half an hour trying to reverse-engineer the rest of your system from that, but instead I'll just quote for you, from the Forum Rules, conveniently linked at the top of every page in Red Type.

• System Configuration Information: Items marked with an asterisk “*” are required for a failure postings. However, all items are recommended and could simply be part of your tag-line.

1. * FreeNAS version (ex. “FreeNAS 9.2.1.6-Release 64-bit”)
   
   
2. * Hardware:
   
   
3. * Motherboard (Model)
   
   
4. * CPU (Model)
   
   
5. * RAM Size (in GB and model)
   
   
6. Hard Drives (Model), Quantity, and RAIDZ configuration
   
   
7. Add-On cards
   
   
8. For network connectivity, include details on your network hardware/configuration.

Please be considerate and just provide the information. Most of the forum participants are just other community members who have little incentive to try to help if you don't even provide the basic information that could help identify likely problems. Some of us are professionals who work on servers all the time, but even so, there's not a whole lot of incentive for me to go digging around doing lots of work. You're in the best position to do the work up-front to help us help you.

 

[shortbus]

Thanks for being helpful. I will not be posting anymore.