Linux Time Server Appliance

This was the first and only deployment option available for the vcenter server until the linux appliance vcsa was introduced.

Linux time server appliance. Again have a look how to run an unattended vcsa installation to learn how to use the command line vcsa installer. When you enable periodic time synchronization vmware tools sets the time of the guest operating system to be the same as the time of the host. The vcenter server appliance is a preconfigured linux virtual machine which is optimized for running vmware vcenter server and the associated services on linux. Step 1 download and edit the json configuration as required.

Note the i included is used to deploy vcsa to an existing vcenter server say as a nesting environment. If the difference between the appliance and the server is less than five minutes the appliance adjusts the time gradually until the clock time matches the ntp server. An ubuntu appliance is an official system image which blends a single application with ubuntu core. Turnkey is inspired by a belief in the democratizing power of free software like science to promote the progress of a free humane society.

The vcenter server appliance is a preconfigured linux based virtual machine that is optimized for running vcenter server. The procedure on linux is almost identical as outlined next. Make sure you have ntp package installed. If not install it using steps defined here.

Now we will see step by step configuring linux server to sync time with this appliance over the network. Rpm q ntp ntp 4 2 6p5 1 el6 x86 64 2. They are free privacy friendly and come with maintenance guarantees. During the deployment of the appliance you select a deployment type of vcenter server with an embedded platform services controller platform services controller or vcenter server with an external platform services controller.

Vcenter server on a windows server. Ubuntu appliances are certified to run flawlessly on raspberry pi and pc boards. Ntp periodically polls the servers and adjusts the time on the appliance until it matches the best source of time. 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.

Upgrade of vmware vcenter server appliance 6 0 update 3 vcenter server appliance 6 0 update 3 this technical note describes the command line deployment and upgrade processes of the vmware vcenter server appliance.