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munrobasher
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New Auto-suspend option

Just spotted this in the new shared VMs options. I've always been a little unsure what happens to a shared auto-start VM when you shutdown the host in v12. I was pretty sure that it suspended the VM in that I tested it where the console was logged in and after restarting the host, it was still logged in.

So I assume this new options just enforces that process. But what happens if the box is unchecked? Is the VM shutdown and then restarted after reboot?

Will do a test...

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munrobasher
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Okay, with the auto-suspend option set, the VM was suspended through a restart of the host. With the option unchecked, the VM was shutdown cleanly during host restart and then powered up. I like the new option as it'll reduce impact during a host restart plus the VM is back online faster.

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