hi im setting up a host and using a kick start file.
i need help to start the service and configure ntp server #1 and ntp server #2
can anyone assist me with the syntax? my host is ESXi 6.5 version.
AFAIK, the only way to configure NTP via command line is to use the vicfg-ntp cmdlet and with ESXi 6.5, vicfg seems to be completely deprecated. There is no esxcli substitute for the vicfg-ntp cmdlet. With this, I don't think we have a way to configure NTP via the kickstart file. Look for vicfg-ntp in the below document on page no. 14 -
https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/0a40d9c5-4d4b-490d-8efa-e373a0ff2109/e216c09f-f240-4f38-87b8-…
Cheers,
Supreet
yes i did see this document. the vicfg does not work.
surely there must be some way to do this.
See:
https://rtfmp.com/2015/03/28/configure-ntp-in-esxi-from-the-command-line/
i manually ran this cmd "/etc/init.d/ntpd restart" via putty and it appears to start the service .
However, when i look at the NTP service status in the GUI it shows as being stopped.
any ideas?