Configure NTP on the Witness Host

To prevent time synchronization issues, configure the NTP service on the vSAN witness host.
  1. In the inventory panel of the vCenter Server Client, select
    vCenter Server
    Datacenter
    .
  2. Select the vSAN witness host and click the
    Configure
    tab.
  3. Configure the NTP client on the vSAN witness host.
    1. In the
      System
      section, click
      Time configuration
      and click the
      Edit
      button.
    2. Select
      Use Network Time Protocol (enable NTP client)
      .
    3. Configure the following settings and click
      OK
      .
      Setting
      Value
      NTP Servers
      NTP server address
      Start NTP Service
      Selected
      NTP Service Startup Policy
      Start and stop with host