How do you change the ESXi time for logging?

[Wasisnt]

Our ESXi 4.1 log files dont show the correct time. They are about 7 hours in the future. In vCenter we have time servers setup  for NTP and they show the correct time but Im assuming the logs dont use those time servers? If I go to https://hostIP/host to see the logs or to the DCUI to view the logs, thats where Im seeing the wrong time stamps. Is this something you can change or should change?

[Troy_Clavell]

ESXi will use UTC, therefore you'll have to do a bit of math.  for us we are (UTC-07:00) Arizona.  So we subtract 7 hours from the time stamps.

[Wasisnt]

I read that it used UTC but didnt know if you can or should change it. Do you know if thats possible?

[Troy_Clavell · Accepted solution]

ESXi does not support time zone changes.

[Wasisnt]

I guess that answers that! Thanks for the reply.