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VMware ESX Server Administration Guide
• Continue Stopping Other Virtual Machines After — the amount of time to wait
after stopping the virtual machine before stopping another virtual machine.
Settings for stopping virtual machines include: the system default, no wait or
wait for a certain number of minutes.
Configuring a Virtual Machine’s Startup and Shutdown Options
Complete the following steps.
1. Power off the virtual machine and click Edit under System Startup Options or
System Shutdown Options. The Options page appears.
2. To allow the virtual machine to start up when the system starts up, check the
Start Virtual Machine check box.
3. Specify the period of time before the next virtual machine starts, in the Continue
Starting Virtual Machines After list, choose the number of minutes or whether
ESX Server should not wait before starting the next virtual machine. If you select
Other, specify the number of minutes to wait in the prompt that appears.
To specify that VMware Tools should start in a virtual machine before the next
virtual machine starts, check the when VMware Tools starts check box. If VMware
Tools does not start in the virtual machine before the time specified previously
elapses, ESX Server starts the next virtual machine.
Specify what happens to the virtual machine when the system shuts down. In
the At System Shutdown, Attempt to list, select whether you want to power off
the virtual machine, shut down the guest operating system or suspend the
virtual machine.
To configure when ESX Server should stop the next virtual machine after this
virtual machine stops, in the Continue Stopping Other Virtual Machines After list,
choose the number of minutes or whether ESX Server should not wait before
starting the next virtual machine. If you want to choose a number of minutes
other than what is displayed in the list, select Other and enter the number of
minutes at the prompt.
4. Click OK to save your settings.
5. Click Close Window to return to the virtual machine’s Options page.