Specifications

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Virtual Machine Console window, unless the console is connected to a virtual
machine on the local host.
After you change your SSL setting for the management interface, you are
prompted to accept the security certificate in your browser the next time you
log in to the management interface.
Configuring Startup and Shutdown Options for Virtual Machines
You can configure your host to determine if virtual machines start up or shut down
when the host operating system starts or shuts down.
You can set a delay from the time one virtual machine starts or stops until the next
one starts or stops. This delay helps to prevent overburdening the host, since
significant processor and memory are capacities required to simultaneously start or
stop multiple guest operating systems.
You can determine the global order in which virtual machines start and stop.
The host is configured to start and stop virtual machines automatically by default. You
can customize the global settings and virtual machine-specific settings. To customize
these settings for a virtual machine, see Setting Virtual Machine Startup and
Shutdown Options on page 136.
The system-wide virtual machine startup and shutdown options include:
• Start Up and Shut Down Virtual Machines — determines whether or not virtual
machines are 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 starts and all virtual
machines are shut down when the host shuts down); you can customize each
virtual machine’s startup and shutdown policies.
If this option is disabled, you cannot set startup and shutdown policies for any
virtual machines on your system.
• Continue Starting Virtual Machines After — sets the amount of time GSX
Server waits after starting one virtual machine before starting another virtual
machine. You can set this so that GSX Server does not wait before starting the
next virtual machine, waits a certain number of minutes before starting or starts
when VMware Tools starts in the current virtual machine.
• Attempt to Continue Stopping Virtual Machines After — sets the amount of
time GSX Server waits after stopping one virtual machine before stopping
another virtual machine. You can set this so that GSX Server does not wait before