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Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP) on ESX/ESXi hosts using the vSphere Client (2012069)

Purpose

This article provides steps to enable Network Time Protocol  (NTP) on an ESX/ESXi host using the vSphere Client.

Resolution

To configure NTP on ESX/ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.0 hosts:
  1. Connect to the ESX/ESXi host using the vSphere Client.
  2. Select a host in the inventory.
  3. Click the Configuration tab.
  4. Click Time Configuration.
  5. Click Properties.
  6. Click Options.
  7. Click NTP Settings.
  8. Click Add.
  9. Enter the NTP Server name. For example, pool.ntp.org.
  10. Click OK.
  11. Click the General tab.
  12. Click Start automatically under Startup Policy.
  13. Click Start and click OK.
  14. Click OK to exit.

Additional Information

 
For information on configuring NTP on ESX hosts, see Guide to configure NTP on ESX servers (1003063).

See Also

Update History

03/18/2013 - Added ESXi 5.1 and vCenter Server 5.1 to Products

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