On 11/24/2010 09:15 AM, John Lange wrote: > Just like the song says, the time on my SLES 11 server "keeps on > slippin slippin slippin... into the future..." > > The vmware-guestd are started at boot and are running. > > The following modules are loaded: > > # lsmod |grep vm > vmsync 5440 0 > vmmemctl 10188 0 > vmblock 15124 1 > > Yet clocks keeps skewing forward at a rapid pace. > > This VM is used for monitoring so the usual trick of putting ntpdate > in a cron is not a good solution since it throws all the graphs off > and causes false alerts and regular ntp is frustratingly stubborn > about refusing to correct large clock skew. > > I can't seem to find any documentation on how these tools work or how > to configure them to keep time synced with the host. > > Any help would be appreciated. >
See http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1006427&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=23956052&stateId=1%200%2023952415 "Note: In all cases use NTP instead of VMware Tools periodic time synchronization." -- -Eric 'shubes' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ open-vm-tools-devel mailing list open-vm-tools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-vm-tools-devel
