Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown

[JohnGibson]

Hi,

Anyone know how to configure the Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown properties from a command line.

I'm wanting to include that in a scripted build and would prefer not to manually configure it in the VI Client.

Cheers,

John

[vmmeup]

Well it's in the .vmx file for the virtual machine

autostart.order = "10"

autostart = "poweron"

autostop.order = "10"

but could always leave the VI setting to do nothing and create a script that uses:

vmware-cmd "Path_to_vmx" \{start | stop | getstate} to do a custom start up and shut down script.

[_ketchup_]

Hi,

where can I configure "Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown" via commandline?

I want to enable via Script/commandline the automatic startup and shutdown of the vms and I want to configure an automatic startup order or an manual order.

how can I do this?

thx.

juergen

[mattpound]

You can use vimsh to do it.

http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=598686#598686

[Hiney]

vmware-vim-cmd hostsvc/autostartmanager/enable_autostart true

other things available are:

vmware-vim-cmd hostsvc/autostartmanager

Commands available under hostsvc/autostartmanager/:

autostart get_autostartseq update_defaults

autostop get_defaults

enable_autostart update_autostartentry

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