nate wrote: > Akemi Yagi wrote: > >> for VMware products including ESX and ESXi. According to their >> current recommendations, " In all cases use NTP instead of VMware >> Tools periodic time synchronization." >> > > I've been using vmware for 10 years, and I've never, ever ever > gotten NTP to hold sync inside of a VM outside of using a VMI > enabled kernel. > I've got more than 20 VMs spread over 5 machines (VMware Server 2.x), both 32 and 64 bit (hosts and VMs) that hold time perfectly using NTP. 1) Make *SURE* that 'cpuspeed' and any BIOS 'power saving' modes are disabled on your host and your VMs. Nothing screws timekeeping like having the CPU speed vary. 2) Use 'divider=10' on your grub kernel boot lines for your virtual machines. -- Benjamin Franz