EndTime is not after startTime
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EndTime is not after startTime

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Article ID: 399462

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Products

VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Scheduled backups of the VCSA from the VAMI are failing.

 

In the backupScheduler.log you may see an error similar to this: 

faultstring: EndTime: Day Month Date ##:##:## GMT 2025 is not after startTime: Day Month Date ##:##:## GMT 2025

Environment

vCenter Server 8.x

Cause

This is due to a time skew issue between the vCenter Server appliance and target backup server.

Resolution

Ensure that the vCenter Server time is in sync and that NTP is configured within the environment accordingly. 

Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) on the Vcenter 

Additional Information