1. Installation Guide
  2. Creating a Virtual Machine
  3. Configuring your vSphere ESXi Host

Configuring your vSphere ESXi Host

After installing your vSphere Client, you must configure the vSphere ESXi host’s network time server. Use the procedures in this section to configure the network time server of your ESXi host.

Assigning Network Time Server

To assign a network time server:

  1. Open the vSphere Client and enter your username and password to login.
  2. In the vSphere Client window, click the Configuration tab.
    This screenshot shows the vSphere Client Configuration page.
  3. In the left column, under the Software category, click on Time Configuration.
  4. In the upper right corner of the window, click on Properties. The following window displays.
    This screenshot shows the Time Configuration dialog box.
  5. Click on Options. The following window displays.
    This screenshot shows the NTP Daemon Options dialog box.
  6. In the left column, click on NTP Settnigs.
  7. Click Add. The following window displays.
    This screenshot shows the Add NTP Server dialog box.
  8. Add each of the following in the Address text box, clicking OK after each entry:
    • 0.pool.ntp.org
    • 1.pool.ntp.org
    • 2.pool.ntp.org
    The entries display in the NTP Servers box.
    This screenshot shows the NTP Daemon Options, NTP Settings dialog box.
  9. In the left column, click on General. The following window displays.
    This screenshot shows the NTP Daemon Options General dialog box.
  10. Click Restart.

    Note:

    It is important that your ISR component hosts are assigned the same timezone, except the Index host, which must be set to UTC.

You must now configure your local network using the procedures in Configuring the Local Network.