Add a Precision Clock Device to a Virtual Machine in the VMware Host Client

A precision clock is a virtual device that runs on a virtual machine and accesses the system time of a host. By adding a precision clock to a virtual machine, you ensure time synchronization and high precision timestamping.

Prerequisites

• Power off the virtual machine.

• Verify that the virtual hardware version is 17.
• Verify that you have the Virtual machine.Configuration.Add or remove device privilege on the virtual machine.
• Verify that you have the Virtual machine.Configuration.Modify device settings privilege on the virtual machine.

Procedure

1. In the VMware Host Client inventory, click Virtual Machines.
2. Right-click a virtual machine in the list and select Edit settings from the pop-up menu.
3. On the Virtual Hardware tab, click Add other device and select Precision Clock.
   The precision clock device appears in the hardware list.
4. (Optional) Select the time synchronization protocol.
5. Click Save.