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Synchronizing the Time in the Guest with the Host Operating System
Synchronizing Guest Time in Response to System Events
The service synchronizes the date and time in the guest with the time in the host in response to various system events. These events include when you
Take a snapshot. In the virtual machine's configuration file (.vmx), this setting is represented by the time.synchronize.continue option.
Revert to a snapshot. In the virtual machine's configuration file (.vmx), this setting is represented by the time.synchronize.restore option.
Resume a suspended virtual machine. In the virtual machine's configuration file (.vmx), this setting is represented by the time.synchronize.resume.disk option.
Shrink the virtual disk. In the virtual machine's configuration file (.vmx), this setting is represented by the time.synchronize.shrink option.
Disabling Time Synchronization
If you want to completely disable time synchronization in the guest, open the virtual machine's configuration file (.vmx) in a text editor and set the following options to FALSE.
tools.syncTime
tools.synchronize.restore
time.synchronize.resume.disk
time.synchronize.continue
time.synchronize.shrink