Specifications

Administration Guide
220 VMware, Inc.
Disabling the System’s Configuration Settings
To disable the system-wide configuration settings
1Under!System!Configuration,!click!Edit.!
The!System!Startup!and!Shutdown!Defaults!dialog!box!appears.
2 Deselect!the!Start!Up!and!Shut!Down!Virtual!Machines!check!box!and!click!OK.
3Click!Close!Window!to!return!to!the!management!interface’s!Options!pane.
Specifying the Order In Which Virtual Machines Start
After!you!set!whether!virtual!machines!should!start!and!stop!with!the!system,!set!the!
order!in!which!the!virtual!machines!start!and!stop!and!specify!the!position!of!a!virtual!
machine!in!the!system‐wide!startup!and!shutdown!sequence.!If!set,!virtual!machines!
are!listed!under!one!of!the!following
!categories:
! Specified!Order!–!Lists!the!virtual!machines!in!the!order!in!which!they!are!
configured!to!start!and!stop.
! Any!Order!–!Lists!the!virtual!machines!specified!to!start!and!stop!in!any!order.
Editing the Startup Sequence for Virtual Machines
To!edit!the!startup!sequence!for!virtual!machines,!click!Edit!under!Startup!Sequence.!
The!Virtual!Machine!Startup!Sequence!configuration!pane!appears!and!displays!the!
virtual!machines!on!your!system.!