Time zone selection in ESX Server

For Time zone selection

Select the time for the server by clicking on the map, selecting the UTC offset from GMT.

* First, Set Clock in UTC in BIOS. Click System Clock use UTC.
Fail to do so may occur incorrect time in VMs

Either one of this 3 methods
By MAP

By Location

By UTC Offset


Some Time Known Issues and Troubleshooting
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_timekeeping.pdf

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