I recently recieved a free license for ESX 3.x through a VMware give-away. However, when I place the guests in the Automatic Startup section, they do not automatically start or shut down when the host reboots. I looked through the system logs on the host and found this:
... Vmomi 30756453280 info] Activation [NSVmomi10ActivationE:0xaf17958]: Invoke done [autoPowerOn] on (vim.host.AutoStartmanager:ha-autostart-mgr)
... Vmomi 30756453280 info] Throw vim.fault.RestrictedVersion
... Vmomi 30756453280 info] Result:
(vim.fault.RestrictedVersion){
dynamicType = <unset>
msg = ""
}
What licensing is required for a single host to have autoPowerOn enabled?
... Vmomi 30756453280 info] Activation [NSVmomi10ActivationE:0xaf17958]: Invoke done [autoPowerOn] on (vim.host.AutoStartmanager:ha-autostart-mgr)
... Vmomi 30756453280 info] Throw vim.fault.RestrictedVersion
... Vmomi 30756453280 info] Result:
(vim.fault.RestrictedVersion){
dynamicType = <unset>
msg = ""
}
What licensing is required for a single host to have autoPowerOn enabled?