HP Data Protector 6.1 software VMware Integration Installation Best Practice

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Useful troubleshooting commands
Firewall problems
To isolate network problems, it could be helpful to switch off the whole firewall on the ESX
server:
# esxcfg-firewall --AllowOutgoing
# esxcfg-firewall --AllowIncoming
After the tests, switch the firewall back on:
# esxcfg-firewall --BlockOutgoing
# esxcfg-firewall -–BlockIncoming
To check the ports:
# esxcfg-firewall –q
Date and time
Date and time should be synchronized on all systems. The time on the ESX server can be quickly
adjusted with the date command:
# date
Tue Apr 21 11:16:51 CEST 2009
Use the same format to change the date:
# date --set="Wed Apr 22 11:18:00"
Wed Apr 22 11:18:00 CEST 2009
To enable the ntp service, go to:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?language=en_US&externalId=1339