Vmware recommended timekeeping best practiques

[Borja_Mari]

Hi,

i think i know the different KB about the timekeeping topic but i have a question.

To synchronize the guest time is better to use the vmware tools synchronization o maybe the ntp/w32time ??

What is the better option??

Un saludo/Regards,

Pablo

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[depping]

the KB article answers this question perfectly

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1318

Duncan

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[J1mbo]

Interest KB article - not least because the vSphere ICM course goes on (and on!) about using vmware Tools for time sync with Windows.

Please award points to any useful answer.

[Borja_Mari]

Hi,

thank you for you quickly reply

The KB you say is one of the KB's i already know.

Ok,

in this KB about timekeeping in windows guest:

says this:

Time Synchronization

Use either w32time or NTP as the primary time synchronization utility.

and in the KB about the same topic but in the linux guest:

i think is so clear:

NTP Recommendations

Note: In all cases use NTP instead of VMware Tools periodic time synchronization

After reading this two KB (before opening this discussion) i was so confident about the better choice is to use w32time/ntp synchonization but somebody that is a official vmware instructor say me that vmware recommends in its training the vmware tools to timekeeping.

This was the reason to opening this discussion

Un saludo/Regards,

Pablo

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[depping · Accepted solution]

Course material hasn't been updated yet I guess. But this is the latest and official VMware Statement.

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