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esxi-set-ntp

Set the ESXi software VIB install acceptanceLevel

For ESXi 7.x systems:

Set the NTP system in ESXi based the following params, evaulated in the order:

  • ntp-servers

This task will also appropriately modify the ESXi Firewall rulesets to allow access to the NTP servers based on the ntpClient ruleset.

The following expected behaviors will occur:

  • setting esxi/ntp-conf will generate a Task error and stop workflow processing
  • if no ntp-servers value is set, NTP will not be changed/configured
  • if any ntp-servers setting exists, then a reset of the NTP configuration is performed
  • if the NTP servers are host/domain names, they MUST correctly resolve in DNS, otherwise a Task error will result, and the the workflow processing will stop (this is based on how VMware defines the behavior)
  • if the NTP servers are IP addresses, then the service will be configured without any service validation of the IP address, this may result in non-functioning NTP services if all defined addresses are not accessible or providing NTP server serivces
  • if NTP was previously configured, and if there iare configured Servers in ntp-servers param and they re non DNS resolvable, the NTP service will result in being disabled and no longer functioning

Warning

DEPRECATED: the esxi/ntp-conf feature has been deprecated and no longer supported. Using it will generate an error and stop Workflow processing. Set only the ntp-servers list to specify time services on an ESXi host. No additional customization is supported by VMware.

For ESXi 6.x systems:

Set the NTP system in ESXi 6.x versions based the following params, evaulated in the order:

ntp-servers

This task will also appropriately modify the ESXi Firewall rulesets to allow access to the NTP servers based on the ntpClient ruleset. Full customization of the ntp.conf file can override the generated config files from this task by using the esxi/ntp-conf param.