Specifications

Administration Guide
124 VMware, Inc.
The!virtual!machine!startup!options!include:
! At!System!Startup!–!Whether!this!virtual!machine!should!start!when!the!server!
starts.!By!default,!virtual!machines!do!not!start!automatically!when!the!system!
starts!up.
! Continue!Starting!Other!Virtual!Machines!After!–!Amount!of!time!to!wait!after!
starting!the!virtual!machine!before!starting!another!virtual!machine.!Settings!for!
starting!virtual!machines!include:!the!system!default,!do!not!wait!to!start,!wait!for!
a!certain!number!of!minutes!to!start,!or!start!when!VMware!Tools!starts.
!
The!virtual!machine!startup!options!include:
! At!System!Shutdown,!Attempt!to!–!Sets!the!shutdown!action!for!the!virtual!
machine!when!the!server!is!shut!down.!Settings!include:!power!off!the!virtual!
machine,!shut!down!the!guest!operating!system,!or!suspend!the!virtual!machine.!
By!default,!all!virtual!machines!are!powered!off!when!the!system!shuts!down.
! Continue!Stopping!Other!Virtual!Machines!After!–!Amount!of!time!to!wait!after!
stopping!the!virtual!machine!before!stopping!another!virtual!machine.!Settings!
include:!the!system!default,!no!wait,!or!wait!for!a!certain!number!of!minutes.
You!can!set!these!options!individually!or!by!modifying!the!configuration!file!directly.!
Modifying!
the!configuration!file!is!recommended!only!for!advanced!users.!Select!the!
section!below!for!the!method!appropriate!for!your!comfort!level.
Setting Startup and Shutdown Options
You!can!configure!how!each!virtual!machine!behaves!during!startup!and!shutdown!by!
configuring!the!options!for!those!events.
To configure a Virtual Machine’s Startup and Shutdown Options
1Power!off!the!virtual!machine!and!click!Edit!under!System!Startup!Options!or!
System!Shutdown!Options.!
The!Options!dialog!box!appears.!
2To!allow!the!virtual!machine!to!start!up!when!the!
system!starts!up,!select!the!Start!
Virtual!Machine!check!box.
3In!the!Continue!Starting!Virtual!Machines!After!list,!choose!the!number!of!
minutes!or!whether!ESX!Server!should!not!wait!before!starting!the!next!virtual!
machine.!
If!you!select!Other,!specify!the!number!of!minutes!to!wait!in!the!prompt!that
!
appears.