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11 Replies Last post: Jul 23, 2008 8:36 PM by je-it
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AutoStart

Jun 26, 2008 8:50 AM

Click to view gene.croy's profile Novice gene.croy 8 posts since
Jun 2, 2008
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?

Reply Re: AutoStart Jun 27, 2008 2:09 PM
Click to view jlamp's profile Lurker jlamp 4 posts since
May 23, 2008

There are several of us on these forums having this problem. Most (myself included) found that autostart worked fine in the demo version but as soon as a purchased ESXi 3.5 serial # was input, autostart failed to work anymore. Appears to be a bug that hasn't been fixed in the last couple of patches.

Heh, be thankful you didn't pony up any cash for your version. Those of us who did (or who recommended it to our bosses after the demo worked FINE) are pretty disgruntled.

Reply Re: AutoStart Jun 29, 2008 5:18 AM
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Click to view ocremel's profile Hot Shot ocremel 238 posts since
Aug 8, 2003
VMware
Thanks for bringing up that issue. It is now looked at as a high priority item.
Reply Re: AutoStart Jun 29, 2008 12:37 PM
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Click to view gene.croy's profile Novice gene.croy 8 posts since
Jun 2, 2008
Kind of in the same situation here. I've suggested upgrading from VMServer to VMware ESX to my boss, but he wont sign off on it until autostart works.
Reply Re: AutoStart Jun 30, 2008 1:25 PM
Click to view gene.croy's profile Novice gene.croy 8 posts since
Jun 2, 2008
What command(s) does the the Start button on the VMware Infrastructure interface use to start the virtual machines?
i can't use vmware-cmd because i get the following:

# vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/esxtest/caxrep/caxrep.vmx start soft
VMControl error -999: Unknown error: SoapError: ServerFaultCode(1519) : (fault.RestrictedVersion.summary)

or

[/]$ vmsvc/power.on 224 hard
Powering on VM:
2008-06-30 15:20:24.288 'App' 3076468864 warning ============BEGIN FAILED METHOD CALL DUMP============
2008-06-30 15:20:24.288 'App' 3076468864 warning Invoking powerOn on vim.VirtualMachine:224
2008-06-30 15:20:24.289 'App' 3076468864 warning Arg host:

2008-06-30 15:20:24.289 'App' 3076468864 warning Fault Msg: "fault.RestrictedVersion.summary"
2008-06-30 15:20:24.289 'App' 3076468864 warning ============END FAILED METHOD CALL DUMP============
(vim.fault.RestrictedVersion) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
msg = "fault.RestrictedVersion.summary"
)

is there another one i am missing?
Reply Re: AutoStart Jul 1, 2008 2:18 AM
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Click to view ocremel's profile Hot Shot ocremel 238 posts since
Aug 8, 2003
VMware
There is a licensing bug. You should contact you sales rep and mention PR 269075.
Reply Re: AutoStart Jul 7, 2008 9:47 AM
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Click to view dilpreet's profile Enthusiast dilpreet 49 posts since
Jun 28, 2008
VMware
Please call VMware support. This is a known issue with the serial numbers and they will be able to enable you until we resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience.
Reply Re: AutoStart Jul 15, 2008 5:50 AM
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Click to view John-Video's profile Lurker John-Video 2 posts since
Jul 15, 2008
Has anyone tried reverting back to the pre Update 1 version of 3.5? I have to assume that this is relatively recent issue. (Not that April is that recent)
Reply Re: AutoStart Jul 23, 2008 8:08 PM
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Click to view je-it's profile Novice je-it 5 posts since
Jul 23, 2008

I called support and mentioned "PR 269075" and I was told to wait until July 18 when a patch would be released to fix this problem. Has a patch been released to fix this issue yet as the Update Manager doesn't show any new updates? To bypass this we had to set the license to evaluation mode so we can use the autostart feature.


Reply Re: AutoStart Jul 23, 2008 8:17 PM
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Click to view Dave.Mishchenko's profile Guru Dave.Mishchenko 8,439 posts since
Nov 15, 2005
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ESXi 3.5 Update 2 is scheduled to be released on the 28th. Perhaps they were referring to that.
Reply Re: AutoStart Jul 23, 2008 8:29 PM
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Click to view dilpreet's profile Enthusiast dilpreet 49 posts since
Jun 28, 2008
VMware
This bug has been resolved in U2, I thought support would have a workaround for you.
Reply Re: AutoStart Jul 23, 2008 8:36 PM
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Click to view je-it's profile Novice je-it 5 posts since
Jul 23, 2008

I called support somewhere between July 8-10 right after I searched the forums and found this post. I was surprised support told me to just wait it out. I repeatly told her that on the forums there was a method to correct or bypass the problem. They tried to connect me to tech support and after the call didn't go through after about 8 times, she tried again and I was disconnected. I figured I'd just leave it in eval mode as we had plenty of time to wait until July 18.

I just read the news about ESXi, and how it will be free. I purchased it from the VMware store last month so I see I can get a rebate, but will this update on July 28 convert our paid version to the free version or how will that work?


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