Configuring ESXi hosts, vCenter Server systems, and the vSphere Web Client involves several tasks. What to read next Host ConfigurationBefore you create virtual machines on your hosts, you must configure the hosts to ensure that they have correct licensing, network and storage access, and security settings. Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere NetworkVerify that all components on the vSphere network have their clocks synchronized. If the clocks on the physical machines in your vSphere network are not synchronized, SSL certificates and SAML Tokens, which are time-sensitive, might not be recognized as valid in communications between network machines.