Set Time Vcenter Server Appliance

How to configure the ntp on the vcenter server appliance 6 0 vcsa posted on october 9 2015 by ganadmin we have various methods to configure and verify the ntp settings in psc vc and during the installation itself we have to point the correct ntp setup and if we want to change or update the configuration then pls follow the below methods.

Set time vcenter server appliance.

The vami in vcenter server appliance 6 has been removed. Set up one or more network time protocol ntp servers in the vcenter server appliance configuration. In case the time settings in your vsphere network change you can edit the vcenter server appliance and configure the time synchronization settings by using the commands in the appliance shell. In the navigator on the left hand side select time.

To avoid time synchronization issues ensure that the following is correct before installing migrating or upgrading a vcenter server. Protect the vcenter server appliance and related services with native high availability ha and a recovery time objective of less than 10 minutes. Configure the time synchronization settings. Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has the administrator or super administrator role.

From the time zone drop down menu select a location or time zone and click ok. The target esxi host where the destination vcenter server is to be deployed is synchronized to ntp or ptp. Configure the system time zone settings. In the vcenter server appliance management interface click time.

In vsphere 6 0 when you install vcenter server or deploy the vcenter server appliance with a new platform services controller you can change the vsphere domain. The change can t be made from logging into the normal vcenter server appliance web client you would use for managing the cluster you have to log directly into the vcenter appliance. Vsphere provides native active passive ha capability certified for vcenter server appliance. Administrator your domain name which is the vcenter single sign on user with the password and domain name that you set during the deployment of the appliance.

When upgrading or migrating from vsphere 6 5 or 6 7 to vsphere 7 0 if. The esxi host running the source vcenter server is synchronized to ntp or ptp. Back up your appliance to a set of files while vcenter server is still up and running with native backup and restore. Vami is the management interface that you usually connect to on port 5480 for most vmware appliances.

In the time zone pane click edit. See add or replace ntp servers in the vcenter server appliance configuration. In vsphere 5 5 this user is administrator vsphere local. In the time synchronization pane click edit.

For some unknown reason that i m yet to learn. Prior to vcenter 6 you could connect to your vcsa appliance on port 5480.