Specifications

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Chapter 6 Administering ESX Server
To!adjust!the!allocation!of!server!memory!to!a!virtual!machine,!click!the!virtual!machine!
name.!This!takes!you!to!the!Status!Monitor,!where!you!view!details!about!the!virtual!
machine.!Click!the!virtual!machine’s!Memory!tab!to!set!the!number!of!memory!shares!
granted!to!the!virtual!machine.!
Virtual Machines Startup and Shutdown
From!the!Options!tab!of!the!VMware!Management!Interface,!use!the!system‐wide!
Virtual!Machine!Startup!and!Shutdown!option!to!do!the!following:
! Configure!your!server!to!determine!whether!virtual!machines!start!up!or!shut!
down!when!the!system!starts!or!shuts!down.!
! Set!a!delay!for!starting!or!stopping!one!virtual!machine!before!starting!or!stopping!
the!next.!This!delay!helps!prevent!overburdening!the!system!due!to!the!processor!
and!memory!capacities!required!to!simultaneously!start!or!stop!multiple!guest!
operating!systems.
! Determine!the!global!order!in!which!virtual!machines!start!and!stop.
After!these!settings!are!enabled!for!the!system,!you!can!customize!the!settings!for!each!
virtual!machine.!See!“Setting!Startup!and!Shutdown!Options!for!a!Virtual!Machine”!on!
page 123.
System Configuration Settings
The!system‐wide!virtual!machine!startup!and!shutdown!options!include:
! Start!Up!and!Shutdown!Virtual!Machines!–!Whether!virtual!machines!should!be!
started!and!stopped!with!the!system.!If!enabled,!default!startup!and!shutdown!
policies!are!applied!to!all!virtual!machines!on!your!system!(where!no!virtual!
machines!are!powered!on!when!the!host!system!starts!and!all!virtual!machines!are
!
shut!down!when!the!host!system!shuts!down).!You!can!customize!each!virtual!
machine’s!startup!and!shutdown!policies.!
If!disabled,!you!cannot!set!startup!and!shutdown!policies!for!any!virtual!machines!
on!your!system.
! Continue!Starting!Virtual!Machines!After!–!Sets!the!type!of!delay!between!
starting!up!virtual!machines.!You!can!set!this!to:
! Don’t!Wait!–!Start!the!next!virtual!machine!immediately.
! <n>!Minutes!–!Wait!<n>!number!of!minutes!to!start!the!next!virtual!machine.
! Other!–!Specify!a!longer!interval!to!wait!before!starting!the!next!virtual!
machine.