Specifications

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Chapter 6 Administering ESX Server
Figure 6-17. Virtual Machine Startup Sequence configuration pane
To!specify!the!startup!order!for!virtual!machines,!select!the!check!box!next!to!one!or!
more!machines.!Navigation!arrows!become!active,!allowing!you!to!move!machines!
between!the!three!lists.!Virtual!machines!can!be!set!to!one!of!the!following!options:
! Other!–!Contains!virtual!machines!that!are!not!configured!to!start!and!stop!with!
the!system.
! Specified!Order!–!Lists!virtual!machines!in!the!order!in!which!they!are!configured!
to!start.!The!order!in!which!the!virtual!machines!stop!is!the!reverse!of!the!order!in!
which!they!start,!so!the!last!virtual!machine!to!start!on!system!startup!is!the!first!to!
stop!when!the
!system!shuts!down.!To!specify!the!startup!order,!select!machines!
and!use!the!arrows!to!move!them!up!or!down!within!the!list.
! Any!Order!–!Lists!virtual!machines!that!are!configured!to!start!and!stop!in!any!
order.!Move!virtual!machines!to!this!category!if!you!want!them!to!start!and!stop!
with!the!system,!but!you!do!not!want!to!set!the!order!for!those!virtual!machines.!
The!virtual!machines!in!this
!category!do!not!start!or!stop!until!all!the!virtual!
machines!listed!in!the!Specified!Order!list!have!started!or!stopped.
Rebooting or Shutting Down the Server
From!the!Options!tab!of!the!VMware!Management!Interface,!use!the!Shut!Down!and!
Restart!options!to!shut!down!and!reboot!the!ESX!Server!system.!To!shut!down!or!restart!
a!virtual!machine,!see!“Shutting!Down!and!Restarting!a!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 50.