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title: Machine definition
description: Virtual machine hardware
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date: 2025-06-04T16:07:13.413Z
date: 2025-06-05T04:40:18.851Z
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dateCreated: 2025-06-01T17:37:29.262Z
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In most case, the guest clock derives from the host clock.
In the following example, the hardware clock uses [UTC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time) and has several timers
In the following example, the hardware clock uses [UTC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time), the *KVM clock* timer has a catchup policy, which means that a paused guest whose clock will is frozen will eventually catch up with the host clock when the guest is resumed:
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<domain type='kvm'>
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</domain>
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The *KVM clock* timer has a catchup policy, which means that a paused guest whose clock will is frozen will eventually catch up with the host clock when the guest is resumed.
> On non realtime kernel, the KVM clock is updated every 5 minutes for all vCPUs, which may not be enough for accurate timekeeping. For that reason, "[Red Hat recommends running NTP in the virtual machine if accurate timekeeping is required](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/27865)"
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