5.2 Configuring Time Settings

Use the Time page to configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, the geographic region, and the time zone where you have deployed the appliance.

To configure time parameters for the appliance:

  1. Log in to the appliance management console as the vaadmin user.

    https://ip-address-or-dns-name-appliance:9443

  2. Click Time.

  3. Change the following time configuration options as appropriate:

    NTP Server

    Specify the NTP server that you want to use for time synchronization.

    Region

    Select the geographic region where your appliance is located.

    Time Zone

    Select the time zone where your appliance is located.

    Hardware clock set to UTC

    This option is enabled by default to help avoid conflicts across network.

  4. Click OK.