Specifications

Administration Guide
50 VMware, Inc.
Synchronizing the Time Between the Guest and Service Consoles
The!guest!service!can!synchronize!the!date!and!time!in!the!guest!operating!system!with!
the!time!in!the!service!console!once!every!second.!In!the!VMware!Tools!control!panel,!
on!the!Other!tab!(Options!in!a!Linux!guest),!select!Time!synchronization!between!the!
virtual!machine!and!the!host!operating!
system.!
Figure 2-1. Options (Other) Tab
In!addition,!the!guest!service!can!synchronize!the!date!and!time!in!the!guest!with!the!
service!console!in!response!to!various!system!events,!for!example,!when!you!resume!
from!disk.!Disable!this!option!in!the!configuration!file!by!setting:
time.synchronize.resume.disk = FALSE
Shutting Down and Restarting a Virtual Machine
ESX!Server!can!signal!the!guest!service!to!shut!down!or!restart!a!virtual!machine.!After!
the!guest!service!receives!a!request!to!shut!down!or!restart,!it!sends!an!
acknowledgment!back!to!ESX!Server.
You!can!send!these!requests!from!the!VMware!Management!Interface!or!the!service!
console’s!command!line.!
Whether!it!is!possible!to!shut!down!or!restart!a!virtual!machine!depends!on!the!state!of!
the!virtual!machine.!