Synchronize the Time on the vRealize Log Insight Virtual Appliance

You must synchronize the time on the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance with an NTP server or with the ESX/ESXi host on which you deployed the virtual appliance.

Time is critical to the core functionality of vRealize Log Insight.

By default, vRealize Log Insight synchronizes time with a pre-defined list of public NTP servers. If public NTP servers are not accessible due to a firewall, you can use the internal NTP server of your company. If no NTP servers are available, you can sync time with the ESX/ESXi host where you have deployed the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance.

Prerequisites

Verify that you are logged in to the vRealize Log Insight web user interface as a Super Admin user, or a user associated with a role that has the relevant permissions. See Create and Modify Roles for more information. The URL format of the web user interface is https://log-insight-host, where log-insight-host is the IP address or host name of the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance.

Procedure

1. Expand the main menu and navigate to Configuration > Time.
2. From the Sync time with drop-down menu, select the time source.

   Option	Description
   NTP server	Synchronizes the time on the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance with one of the listed NTP servers.
   ESX/ESXi host	Synchronizes the time on the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance with the ESX/ESXi host on which you have deployed the virtual appliance.

3. (Optional) If you selected NTP server synchronization, list the NTP server addresses, and click Test.
   Note: Testing the connection to NTP servers might take up to 20 seconds per server.
4. Click Save.