Specifications

Basic System Administration
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5ClickProperties.
TheVirtualMachineStartupandShutdowndialogboxappears.
6Ifyouwanttoallowvirtualmachinestostartandstopautomatically,clickthe
checkboxatthetopofthedialogboxandenteratimeinsecondsforthedefault
startupdelayandthedefaultshutdowndelay.
7If
youwanttheoperatingsystemtostartafterabriefdelay,specifyadelaytimein
theDefaultStartupDelaybox.
ThisallowstimeforVMwareToolsorthebootingsystemtorunscripts.
8Clickthecheckboxifyouwanttheoperatingsystemtobootimmediatelyafter
VMwareToolsstarts.
9Next,specifytheorderinwhichthevirtualmachinesstartwhenthesystemstarts.
UsetheMoveUp,MoveDown,andEditbuttonstorearrangethevirtual
machinesinthedisplay.
VirtualmachineslistedunderManualStartupdonotautomaticallystartuporshut
down.Inordertoautomaticallystart
uporshutdownavirtualmachine,youmust
moveitsothatitislistedundereitherAutomaticStartuporAnyOrder.
Thevirtualmachinesarestoppedinreverseorder.
10 ClickOKtoexitthedialogboxwhenyouarethroughchangingthesystem
settings.