Author : mimartin
Topic Name : Host Failure Types
Publication Name : vSphere Availability
Product/Version : VMware vSphere/7.0
Question :
If a vm is powered off prior to an ESXi host HA event, wull a powered off VM restart on another esxi host if HA kicks in ?
Hi Tom,
If the VM is powered off prior the event, it is not powered on in case of an HA event!
Cheers
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No, your VMs would be in the same power state after the event as they were before - a powered off VM won’t “restart” as it wasn’t “started” at the time.
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