System Time on VM Server

[maryjane_steele2]

Hello, I am having time issues on my distributed environment running on VM because the time is out of synch among the servers.  I came across a document at one that stated SAP servers should not get their time from the ESX host but from NTP.  I would like to know if this is still valid and where I can find this document (not sure if it was a note or a whitepaper).  Thanks in advance.

[feng_shi · Accepted solution]

Hi,

please see 989963 - Linux: VMware timing problem sap note.

989963 - Linux: VMware timing problem

Best regards,

Shi Feng

[maryjane_steele2 · Accepted solution]

Thanks, I should have mentioned that I am running Windows.

[JPReyes · Accepted solution]

Hi Mary,

Simply add a NTP server to the systems...  in Windows you usually set the PDC server as NTP Server.

Regards, Juan

[maryjane_steele2 · Accepted solution]

I am in the process of doing that I just want the "official" recommendation from SAP to show my management.

[JPReyes · Accepted solution]

Read SAP Note 2046718 - Time Synchronization on Windows

It also have notes on Windows running as guest OS on VMware

Regards, Juan

[maryjane_steele2 · Accepted solution]

Thanks so much.  I have no clue how that note did not pop in my numerous searches.

[thomas_mhl]

Have a look to VMware knowledge base:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=103583...

Perhaps it helps you.

Regards

Thomas

[maryjane_steele2]

Many thanks my VM admin will want to read this.