[NTLUG:Discuss] Something OTHER than Top Post - VMWware Time Sync & Named

[Chris Cox]

David Simmons wrote:
> 
>> On ESX server (VI3) we have to run the guest vmtools clock sync AND
> ntp to
>> keep our clocks in sync.. but it seems to work.
> 
> This seems (somewhat) counter-intuitive.  The time sync is part of
> the vmware-tools....so why wouldn't the vmware-tools software sync the
> time (if you have the config in .VMX setup?).  I would think that the
> specialized time-sync software is built into vmware-tools?  no?

Let's just say there's a reason why kvm will win out (over vmware) in the end :)