Enabling NTP via PowerCLI

[cpaterik]

Using PowerCLI, I know how the add/remove NTP servers to/from an ESX server.  I know how to start/stop services on an ESX server.  How do you enable/disable NTP?

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Is this what you are looking for ?

Get-VMHost MyEsx | Get-VMHostService | where {$_.Key -eq "ntpd"} |Set-VMHostService -Policy "off"

and

Get-VMHost MyEsx | Get-VMHostService | where {$_.Key -eq "ntpd"} |Set-VMHostService -Policy "on"

[cpaterik]

This may have answered my question.  Does this open up the UDP 123 firewall port?

[LucD]

No, but this does

Get-VMHost MyEsx | Get-VMHostFirewallException | where {$_.Name -eq "NTP client"} | Set-VMHostFirewallException -Enabled:$true

[cpaterik]

Thanks.