Host must have reliable time synchronization sources

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

out=$(esxcli system ntp get 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
en=$(printf '%s\n' "$out" | sed -n 's/^ *Enabled: *//p' | head -n 1)
srv=$(printf '%s\n' "$out" | sed -n 's/^ *Servers\{0,1\}: *//p' | head -n 1)
[ "$en" = true ] && [ -n "$srv" ] && echo compliant || echo "ntp enabled=$en servers=$srv"

Expected output

compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

To enable and properly configure NTP synchronization, perform the following from the vSphere web client: 1. Select a host 2. Click Configure then expand System then select Time Configuration. 3. Select Edit next to Network Time Protocol 4. Select the Enable box, then fill in the appropriate NTP Servers. 5. in the NTP Service Startup Policy drop down select Start and stop with host. 6. Click OK.

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

tmaegis scan --target vmware