vCenter Server Appliance backups initiate at UTC time instead of the configured local time
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Article ID: 336278
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Products
VMware vCenter Server
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
- vCenter Server Appliance backup records visible on the VAMI page show backups have been taken according to UTC time.
- The appliance timezone has been modified to another such as CET+2.
- The appliance has been patched from an older version.
Environment
VMware vCenter Server 6.7.x
Cause
During patching of the vCenter Server appliance, an rpm file which executes modifies the /etc/localtime file contents to point to UTC.
Resolution
VMware is aware of this issue and working to resolve it in a future release.
Workaround:
1. Set the timezone to UTC
2. Set it back to the desired timezone.
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