Enabling time synchronization between the Mac and Fusion vm

Products

• VMware Desktop Hypervisor

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

You experience these symptoms:

• The time in the virtual machine is incorrect
• After suspending or resuming, the time changes and is incorrect
• After suspending or resuming, the time does not change
• When setting the correct time in the virtual machine, it gets out of sync with the Mac

Environment

VMware Fusion 4.x
VMware Fusion Pro 10.x
VMware Fusion Pro 8.x
VMware Fusion 7.x
VMware Fusion 5.x
VMware Fusion 10.x
VMware Fusion 6.x
VMware Fusion 3.x
VMware Fusion 8.x
VMware Fusion 2.x

Resolution

VMware Tools allows you to synchronize the time between the Mac and the virtual machine. By default, the time is synchronized every minute.

 

Notes:

• To use this feature, ensure that VMware Tools is installed on the virtual machine.
• In Fusion 5.x and above, the Synchronize time option is located at Settings > Advanced. This is applicable to all guest operating systems.

In VMware Fusion 4.x and earlier:

 

Windows

1. Click Start > Control Panel.
2. Double-click the VMware Tools icon.
   • Windows XP: You may need to click Switch to Classic View from the task pane on the left.
   • Windows Vista / 7: You may need to use the search box in the top-right corner.
     
     
3. Select Time synchronization between the virtual machine and the host operating system.
4. Click OK.

Linux

1. Open a command prompt. For more information, see Opening a command or shell prompt (344061).
2. Run this command to open the VMware Tools Properties window:
   vmware-toolbox
   
   
3. Select Time synchronization between the virtual machine and the host operating system.
4. Click Close.

Additional Information