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Time Synchronization in Guests Deployed from OVF Templates (1014038)

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When you deploy an OVF 0.9 or 1.0 virtual machine on an ESX/ESXi host or through vCenter Server, the VMware Tools time synchronization facility remains disabled after import. Time synchronization is advisable because it prevents clock skew between the host and its guest virtual machines.

This article provides information on time synchronization in guests deployed from OVF templates.

Solution

To synchronize time:

Open the vSphere Client and connect to vCenter Server.
Right-click the virtual machine you deployed from OVF and click Edit Settings > Options > VMware Tools.
Under Advanced, select the Synchronize guest time with host option and click OK.

Note: An alternate solution is to run vmware-toolbox-cmd timesync enable in the guest operating system, assuming the operation is allowed (it is by default). This solution can be automated, but overrides the user's choice to disable time synchronization.

For more information, see:

ESX/ESXi 4.0 and VMware Workstation 7.0 – Timekeeping in VMware Virtual Machines
ESXi 5.0, ESX/ESXi 4.1, VMware Fusion 3.0 or later, WMWare Workstation 7.0 or later, and VMware Player 3.0 or later – Timekeeping best practices for Linux guests (1006427).

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