NetApp HCI User Manual

vi /etc/ntp.conf
#server 0.gentoo.pool.ntp.org
#server 1.gentoo.pool.ntp.org
#server 2.gentoo.pool.ntp.org
#server 3.gentoo.pool.ntp.org
server <insert the hostname or IP address of the default time
server>
iii. Save the configuration file when complete.
d. Force an NTP sync with the newly added server.
sudo ntpd -gq
e. Restart NTPD.
sudo service ntpd start
f. Disable time synchronization with host via the hypervisor (the following is a VMware example):
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If you deploy the mNode in a hypervisor environment other than VMware, for
example, from the .iso image in an Openstack environment, refer to the hypervisor
documentation for the equivalent commands.
i. Disable periodic time synchronization:
vmware-toolbox-cmd timesync disable
ii. Display and confirm the current status of the service:
vmware-toolbox-cmd timesync status
iii.
In vSphere, verify that the Synchronize guest time with host box is un-checked in the VM
options.
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Do not enable this option if you make future changes to the VM.
Configure the management node
1. Create a temporary destination directory for the management services bundle contents:

NetApp HCI Specifications

General

Product Type	Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)
Data Services	Data protection, encryption
Connectivity	10 GbE, 25 GbE, 40 GbE, 100 GbE
Hypervisor Support	VMware vSphere
Management Node	Included in the solution
Storage Media	SSD and HDD
Node Types	Compute nodes, storage nodes
Storage Protocols	iSCSI
Data Reduction	Deduplication, compression, thin provisioning
High Availability	Built-in redundancy