Configure NTP settings
post-deployment
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
does not allow you to configure NTP settings for
the virtual appliance during the OVA deployment. This section covers information on accurate
time synchronization with the infrastructure and the suite products it deploys and manages. Verify that the SSH service
on the
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
appliance is enabled.
- Log in toVMware Aria Suite Lifecycleby using the Secure Shell (SSH) client.
- Open an SSH connection to the FQDN or IP address of the virtual appliance.
- Log in using following credentials, withSettingas value,User Nameas root andPasswordas root_password for the user.
- Configure the NTP source for the virtual appliance.
- Open the/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conffile to edit, such asvi.
- Remove the comment for the NTP configuration, add the NTP settings, and save the changes. For example,NTP=ntp.sfo01.rainpole.local ntp.lax01.rainpole.local
- Enable thesystemd-timesyncdservice and verify the status.
- Run thetimedatectl set-ntp truecommand to enable the network time synchronization.
- Run thesystemctl restart systemd-timesyncdto enable the NTP synchronization
- Run thetimedatectl statusto verify the status of the service.
- Logout of the session by enteringLogout.