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vmware_time_sync

Disables (default) or enables VMware tools time sync.
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Version information

  • 0.3.2 (latest)
  • 0.3.1
released Dec 27th 2014
This version is compatible with:
  • Puppet Enterprise 3.x
  • Puppet 3.x
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mod 'stjeanp-vmware_time_sync', '0.3.2'
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puppet module install stjeanp-vmware_time_sync --version 0.3.2

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Tags: vmware-toolbox-cmd, timesync

Documentation

stjeanp/vmware_time_sync — version 0.3.2 Dec 27th 2014

#vmware_time_sync

####Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
  3. Setup - The basics of getting started with vmware_time_sync
  4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
  5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
  6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
  7. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

##Overview

This module implements a custom fact, vmware_tools_timesync, which it uses to determine whether or not to run the command to turn the VMware tools time synchronization on or off, based on the argument supplied.

##Module Description

The vmware_time_sync module turns vmware tools time synchronization on or off based on the argument supplied. It implements a custom fact to determine whether or not to call vmware-toolbox-cmd.

##Setup

###What vmware_time_sync affects

  • The virtual machine configuration on the ESX/ESXi host.

###Setup Requirements REQUIRED

  • Ensure that VMware Tools is installed and that vmware-toolbox-cmd is in /usr/bin
  • Ensure that pluginsync is set to true in your puppet.conf file.

###Beginning with vmware_time_sync

Ensure that VMware tools are installed and that vmware-toolbox-cmd is in /usr/bin. Turn on pluginsync if it's not already enabled.

##Usage

The default behavior is to disable time synchronization using VMware tools, which is the best practices recommendation from VMware and RedHat.

include vmware_time_sync

If, for some reason, you need to enable it, do this.

class { 'vmware_time_sync':
  enable_sync => true,
}

##Reference

####Class: vmware_time_sync

##Limitations

This module has been tested on :

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5
  • CentOs 6.5

It should work on :

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5,6,7
  • CentOs 5,6,7
  • Oracle Linux 5,6,7
  • Scientific Linux 5,6,7

##Development

Updates and tweaks are welcome.