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danh2010
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Auto Power On VM when user powers them off

I know you can auto power on a VM when the ESX servers gets restarted, but I'm looking for a solution to essentially keep them powered on all the time.

I use Pano Logic with a 1-1 vm to Pano device.  We have to have static IP's on all our vm's, so I am limitied to certian options.

Pano has a feature that in a device based collection they will power on the VM's if they are shutdown.  I want to move to a user-assigned collection and am being told there is no longer an auto-power on feature.

Is there any way to configure vSphere to auto-power on a VM if it gets shutdown by the end user?

I do see a potential maint. issue of "how can I maintain the VM if it never powers off."  I am hoping there is a solution to that 🙂

Thanks,

Dan

Thanks, Dan
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john23
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you can give a try to schedule task...

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aravinds3107
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What is the Guest Os are you running and which version of ESX/ESXi server are you running?

How are using accessing the VM(vSphere Client or any other method)

With ESXi 5.0 U1 automatic start up option is disabled

http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/03/free-esxi-hypervisor-auto-start-breaks-with-50-update-1.html

http://longwhiteclouds.com/2012/03/28/auto-start-breaks-in-5-0-update-1-not-just-free-vsphere-hyperv...

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danh2010
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Don't know about that...I'll have to read up on that.

Thanks!

Thanks, Dan
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danh2010
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Auto starting Windows XP is what I am concerned with.

We are on ESX 4.1, but will be moving to ESXi 5 within 6-24 months.

Thanks, Dan
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aravinds3107
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is it not posisble for you to create Windows GPO and restrict users from shuttind down the system. If users are accessing the system using vSphere Client you could also create a role and restrict user to Power OFF/Shutdown/Reset

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danh2010
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I did think about a GPO, but wanted to explore other options as Pano had this built-in.

But I may have to re-explore this.

Thanks, Dan
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