Time skew between this machine and vCenter Server is too large
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Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
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Configuring the vSphere Replication may report below error:
"Time skew between this machine and vCenter Server is too large" - Site Recovery UI will be reporting the error as below:
"vSphere Replication - UI error: Unable to connect to PSC service"
Environment
VMware vSphere replication 8.x
Site Recovery Manager 8.x
VMware vSphere replication 9.x
VMware live Recovery 9.x
Cause
This issue is reported when there is a time difference between the vSphere Replication appliance and the vCenter Server.
This could be due to a improper or non-functional NTP synchronization.
Time difference should not be more than 30 seconds between the vSphere Replication appliance and the vCenter Server.
Resolution
Make sure the NTP is configured correctly on the vSphere Replication appliance and the vCenter server.
Please refer the below article for the steps to configure NTP on vSphere Replication appliance and vCenter Server.
Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) for the vSphere Replication Appliance
Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) for the vCenter Server
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