We have some isolated clusters. I needed to move a VM from one isolated cluster to another and chose to export and import an OVF template of the VM. During the OVF deployment in the new cluster I made a point to not select "power on after deployment". When the deployment completed, it appears that DRS powered the VM on. This was not a critical issue but, I'm wanting to understand this behavior. I didn't expect that and don't recall DRS ever powering on a deployed OVF like that. I've included the pertinent events read from bottom to top.
Has anyone had a similar experience or an explanation?
DRS powered On the virtual machine on
ESXI-Host-Y
info
10/30/2013 12:39:37 PM
Power On virtual machine
OVF-DEPLOYED-VM
Resource allocation changed
info
10/30/2013 12:39:37 PM
OVF-DEPLOYED-VM
Warning message from hfesxinf27ph.hilton.com:
Insufficient video RAM. The maximum resolution
of the virtual machine will be limited to 1176x885
. To use the configured maximum resolution of
2560x1600, increase the amount of video RAM
allocated to this virtual machine by setting
svga.vramSize="16384000" in the virtual machine
's configuration file.
warning
10/30/2013 12:39:36 PM
OVF-DEPLOYED-VM
vpxuser
Failed to retrieve OVF environment sections from
extension vService Manager
error
10/30/2013 12:39:35 PM
Power On virtual machine
OVF-DEPLOYED-VM
Virtual machine is starting
info
10/30/2013 12:39:34 PM
Power On virtual machine
OVF-DEPLOYED-VM
Completed the relocation of the virtual machine
info
10/30/2013 12:39:34 PM
Power On virtual machine
Relocating from ESXi-Host-X,
to ESXi-Host-Y
info
10/30/2013 12:39:32 PM
Power On virtual machine
Task: Power On virtual machine
info
10/30/2013 12:39:31 PM
Power On virtual machine
OVF-DEPLOYED-VM
Virtual machine created
info
10/30/2013 12:14:06 PM
OVF-DEPLOYED-VM
Domain\UserX
