2V0-622 · Question #236
An administrator notices that the time on an ESXi 6.x host is incorrect. Which two actions should the administrator take to correct this issue? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. Modify the time for the host using the vSphere client. B. Correct the NTP settings in the /etc/ntp.conf file.. To fix incorrect time on an ESXi 6.x host, an administrator can manually set the time via the vSphere Client or correct the NTP configuration in /etc/ntp.conf. The DCUI does not expose NTP settings, and the vicfg-ntp command is not executed from the vCenter Server Appliance.
Question
An administrator notices that the time on an ESXi 6.x host is incorrect. Which two actions should the administrator take to correct this issue? (Choose two.)
Options
- AModify the time for the host using the vSphere client.
- BCorrect the NTP settings in the /etc/ntp.conf file.
- CConfigure NTP from the Direct Console User Interface.
- DUse the vicfg-ntp command from the vSphere Management Appliance.
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A91% (30)
- C3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Why each option
To fix incorrect time on an ESXi 6.x host, an administrator can manually set the time via the vSphere Client or correct the NTP configuration in /etc/ntp.conf. The DCUI does not expose NTP settings, and the vicfg-ntp command is not executed from the vCenter Server Appliance.
The vSphere Client allows an administrator to directly set or adjust the date and time on an ESXi host under the host's Configuration tab, providing an immediate manual correction.
The /etc/ntp.conf file is the standard NTP daemon configuration file on ESXi; editing it to point to valid NTP server addresses and then restarting the NTP service ensures the host synchronizes time correctly going forward.
The Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) does not provide an option to configure NTP server settings; NTP configuration must be done through the vSphere Client or command line.
The vicfg-ntp command is part of the vSphere CLI toolkit run from a management workstation, not from within the vCenter Server Appliance itself; attributing it to the vSphere Management Appliance is incorrect.
Concept tested: ESXi host time and NTP configuration methods
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.vcenterhost.doc/GUID-8756D419-A878-4AE0-9183-C6D5B991329E.html
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