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Enable vSphere Network Time Protocol
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon ensures that time-dependent processes occur in sync across hosts.
Enable the NTP daemon on the ESXi hosts.
Prerequisites
Verify that the ESXi hosts in the Data Director clusters are running.
Procedure
1 Using a vSphere Client, connect to the vCenter Server system that manages the ESXi hosts in the Data
Director cluster.
2 In the left navigation pane, select one of the hosts.
3 In the main pane, click the Configuration tab, and click Time Configuration.
4 Click Properties and click Options.
5 Click NTP Settings and click Add.
6 In the Add NTP Server dialog box, type a valid NTP server address and click OK.
7 Select the Restart NTP service to apply changes check box and click OK.
8 In the Time Configuration dialog, confirm that the NTP Client Enabled check box is selected.
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If it is selected, click OK.
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If it is not selected, click the Options button. In the Service Commands section of the NTP Daemon
(ntdp) Options dialog, click Start and click OK.
9 Repeat for the other hosts in the Data Director cluster.
Virtual Switches and Port Groups in vSphere
You create virtual switches and port groups in vSphere for use in Data Director.
vSphere port groups correspond to networks in Data Director. You can later allocate the vSphere port groups
for resource bundles for the Data Director Management Server or DB Access Networks. See the vFabric Data
Director Administrator and User Guide.
NOTE Do not change the port group in your vSphere network setup. If you must change the port group, make
the same change to all hosts in the vSphere environment on which Data Director runs.
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