vSphere client performance tab timestamp

[jamcguire123]

Hi,

I can see that when monitoring performance graphs in real-time that the graph is displayed in local time.

If I customise the graph, and set a time range, is it displaying local time or UTC?  There are no legends on the Time axis which show this.

Thanks,

Jim

[rcporto]

Documentation says that date and time showing on vSphere Client is translated to local time: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1436

ESXi hosts

ESXi uses UTC time and does not support changing time zones.

In ESXi 3.5, you see the message:

Note: The date and time of the host have been translated to the local time of this VI Client.

In ESXi 4.x and ESXi 5.x, you see the message:

Note: The date and time of the host have been translated to the local time of this vSphere Client.