I have the 5.5 host configured to automatically start up VMs
This seems to work fine if there's an inadvertent power outage, etc
When I reboot the host after system maintenance and exit maintenance mode, how to I get the host to start the automatic startup of VMs ?
Thanks,
Steve
Start the VMs automatically after Existing Host from Maintenance Mode, follow the below steps :
/sbin/vmware-autostart.sh start
or
Use the Configuration > Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown option in VirtualCenter
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Not sure what this means : Use the Configuration > Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown option in VirtualCenter
I, that section, I have configured automatic startup and shutdown with timers, etc.
However, they never run after existing Maintenance mode - Is there something in that section to force them to start ?
Hi
Follow the KB check or modify the start-up options
VMware KB: Automating the process of starting and stopping virtual machines on VMware ESX\ESXi
All these settings are in place
Allow virtual machines to start.... Enabled
Automatic startup has VMs listed with 120 sec delay between machines
0 machines listed in Any Order
0 machines listed in Manual Startup
Back to the original problem - when exiting Maintenance mode, the systems do not start up automatically.
I have to do them manually
OR
based on the first response go to a Shell and run the startup command : /sbin/vmware-autostart.sh start