\uD83E\uDD14 Problem
After initial configuration and during , when adding a storage site addition. You might encounter below error
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the following error may be encountered:
Authentication with ObjectStore server failed. Please check that Management server time is synchronized and credentials are valid.
\uD83C\uDF31 Solution
This happens can occur if the MSA system clock and hw hardware clock are not in sync which needs validationsynchronized. In such case they should be be validated.
#date – Command to check system clock time
#hwclock – Command to check hardware clock time
Incase if you find both date/time being different and not in sync then we need to execute below command to synchronize both. After ensuring both clocks are in sync, please go ahead and try adding storage site again which should work.
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If the reported date/times do not match, they will need to be synchronized. Use the following command:
hwclock --systohc
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(systohc stands for “system to hardware clock”, which copies the time from system to hardware clock
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After ensuring both clocks are synchronized, try adding the storage site again which should now work.