Specifications

Administration Guide
218 VMware, Inc.
! when!VMWare!Tools!starts!–!Wait!until!VMWare!Tools!is!operating!in!the!
current!virtual!machine!before!starting!up!the!next!virtual!machine.
This!option!applies!an!additional!condition!for!starting!up!the!next!virtual!
machine.!It!does!not!override!the!delay!period!set!in!the!pulldown!menu.
! Attempt!to!Continue!Stopping!Virtual!Machines!After!–!Sets!the!delay!limit!
between!initiating!shutdowns!of!virtual!machines.!The!server!will!stop!the!next!
virtual!machine!as!soon!as!the!current!virtual!machine!shuts!down.!If!the!current!
virtual!machine!does!not!shut!down!within!the!delay!limit,!the!server!attempts
!to!
stop!the!next!virtual!machine.!You!can!set!this!to:
! Don’t!Wait!–!Stop!the!next!virtual!machine!immediately.
! <n>!Minutes!at!most!–!Wait!<n>!number!of!minutes!for!the!current!virtual!
machine!to!shut!down!before!stopping!the!next!virtual!machine.
! Other!–!Specify!a!longer!interval!to!wait!for!the!current!virtual!machine!to!shut!
down!before!stopping!the!next!virtual!machine.
Enabling the System’s Configuration Settings
To enable the system-wide configuration settings for virtual machines
1From!the!Options!tab,!select!Virtual!Machine!Startup!and!Shutdown.!
The!System!Configuration!pane!appears!and!displays!a!list!of!configuration!
parameters.!
2Under!System!Configuration,!click!Edit.!