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If your NIC / host supports WoL then the ESXi host should wake up. If your system doesn't boot upon receiving the magic packet then that is up to the HW, not the OS. ESXi doesn't support any sleep states like e.g. Hibernation so when it powers off it is a ACPI power off. Are you saying that if you shutdown the host via the UI / API it doesn't fully shut down? What does the console show when you (try to) shutdown the host?

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