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#Vmx tools synctime windows#

Scsi0:1.fileName = "D:\vmware\No-Worries SBS Server\slave.vmdk" Scsi0:0.fileName = "D:\vmware\No-Worries SBS Server\master.vmdk"ĭisplayName = "No Worries SBS 2003 Server" vmx file, appears (so far) to have fully resolved the AD dNS issue, below is the "new". Scsi0:2.fileName = "D:\vmware\No Worries SBS Server\slave.vmdk" Uuid.location = "56 4d b9 59 2d 6f d4 ce-2e 25 d4 54 02 7a e8 9b" If you want to disable time synchronization completely, open the virtual machines configuration file (.vmx) in a text editor and set the following options to FALSE. VirtualHW.productCompatibi lity = "hosted" Nvram = "Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition.nvram" A central time server in the data center, accessed by NTP, is typically used to synchronize the server times to prevent deviating times between the cluster nodes.It is best to avoid sudden time adjustments on individual nodes, which can lead to node evictions when performed too abruptly.Recommendation is to Disable Time Synchronization for all.

#Vmx tools synctime windows#

vmx configuration file which up until USB support was added to he guest (then subsequently removed) has been experiencing Windows 2003 failing with critical DNS errors, which can only be resolved by "physically" powering off the guest image (within the vm console) and rebooting. When you view the vm_name.vmx file, you see the parameter inserted as tools.syncTime = "FALSE".Below is a "historic". Note: When adding tools.syncTime via the Configuration Parameters in vSphere 5.x, it is not displayed again after the entry has been accepted and closed.

Under Configuration Parameters click Edit Configuration.

Right click the virtual machine and choose Edit Settings….

Select the virtual machine in the vSphere Web Client inventory and power it off.

To completly disable time synchronization, we need to do change on VMware VM. Especially time is resynchronized when you migrate the virtual machine using vMotion, take a snapshot, restore to a snapshot, shrink the virtual disk, or restart the VMware Tools service in the virtual machine (including rebooting the virtual machine). I found article on VMware, that this can sometimes happen. Ok, now its comming question, how is possible, that time is change by VMware even if I have this setting disabled? Then search in Security log event id 4616.īOOOM! we found the root cause! vmtoolsd.exe alias VMware Once the auditing will be enabled, we have to wait untli time change will occure. Run the Local Security Policy (secpol.msc), and go to Local Policies\Audit Policy, open Audit privilege use and check Success checkbox.

To be able to find, what process is calling time change, you will need to enable Audit privilege use and then search for event ID 4616 Ok, now we know that NTP server is set correctly, but our computer still getting the time from different source.

You see, that IP and source are correct and in case of domain joined computer, you will see probably IP and FQDN of your domain controller. Open CMD and run follwoing command w32tm /query /status When you view the vmname.vmx file, you see the parameter inserted as tools.syncTime 'FALSE'. You see the prove, that „something“ is changing time. Note: When adding tools.syncTime via the Configuration Parameters in vSphere 5.x, it is not displayed again after the entry has been accepted and closed. Open event viewer, go to system events and filter event ID 1, source Kernel-General But you will find out, that checkbox is unchecked. First thing which will come to your mind is, lets check checkbox on Vmware which is enabling or disabling synchronization with host. You have virtual machine on VMware and clock are from time to time automaticaly sync, but not with NTP source you have, but from different source.