Comments on: VMware ESX and Oracle RAC… http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2008/08/21/vmware-esx-and-oracle-rac/ Oracle related rants (and lots of off-topic stuff)... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:29:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2008/08/21/vmware-esx-and-oracle-rac/comment-page-1/#comment-101136 Tim... Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:06:08 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/?p=652#comment-101136 Hi. I've heard this a few times. I tend to just use it for testing, so the VMs are never on long enought to drift significantly. Sure, NTP is a better solution. Cheers Tim... Hi.

I’ve heard this a few times. I tend to just use it for testing, so the VMs are never on long enought to drift significantly. Sure, NTP is a better solution.

Cheers

Tim…

]]> By: Bryan http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2008/08/21/vmware-esx-and-oracle-rac/comment-page-1/#comment-101131 Bryan Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:55:25 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/?p=652#comment-101131 Sorry it's late, but I just I'd mention that using the VMWare tools to do time synchronisation is not reliable. You're better off using an NTP server on the Guest O/S. Google VMWare and 'ticks' for info. A 3 node OAS cluster here keeps falling over in a heap because the 3 nodes are drifitng out of synch. Sorry it’s late, but I just I’d mention that using the VMWare tools to do time synchronisation is not reliable. You’re better off using an NTP server on the Guest O/S. Google VMWare and ‘ticks’ for info. A 3 node OAS cluster here keeps falling over in a heap because the 3 nodes are drifitng out of synch.

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