Hi,
at the moment I'm playing a bit with a single ESXi 4 server and I came to one problem I could not yet find a solution to:
When I use vSphere CLI to reboot the host I need to enter maintenance mode and then reboot.
hostops.pl --operation enter_maintenance http://...
hostops.pl --operation reboot http://...
it automatically leave the maintenance mode and restarts fine.
If I try the same but shutdown the host it is still in maintenance mode after a restart. Is there any way to have it in normal operation after the boot-up?
Background: I'm thinking of switching some of your VMware Server 1.0.9 vm's to a new ESXi box. But if we have a power cut I need to shut down the host and after power is restored I'd like the server to start up again. It does not help much if it is booting up but does not execute any vm because of maintenance mode. Do I have missed something in my thoughts? Do I need to use other tools than vShpere CLI?
Thanks! Markus