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Hello, I have a few questions on how an ESXi host syncs its time when 2 NTP sources are provided: Will the host use the first source exclusively until it becomes unavailable, then switch to the second source? If 1. is not the case, will the host evaluate both sources before picking a source to sync with? If 2., how does the host determine which source to sync with? Does it look at stratum level, deviation from currently configured time, or some other metric(s)?  If neither 1. nor 2. applies, does the host use some other method to decide on which source to sync with?

Hello. I am trying to write a PowerShell script using PowerCLI modules that retrieves the following data automatically, writes them to registry keys, and launches a program that reads the data from the registry keys: List of VM Hosts List of Datastores List of Virtual Networks List of VM Templates This script is not meant to be run interactively, and due to compliance reasons, I am not allowed to use the VICredentialStore. I am also not allowed to store credentials in a password-key file. I currently have the script working interactively, where it requests the user for credentials upon execution. How do I convert the script, mainly the Connect-VIServer part, to run non-interactively with the restrictions above? A quick Google search suggested using a group managed service account (gMSA), but PowerCLI (and vSphere) does not seem to support this. Are there plans to add support for gMSA in the future?   PowerShell and PowerCLI details: PSVersion: 5.1.14393.5066 PowerCLI Version: VMware PowerCLI 12.0.0 build 15947286