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VMware ESX Server Administration Guide
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 page appears and displays the
virtual machines on your system.
To specify the startup order for virtual machines, select the check box next to one or
more machines. Once selected, navigation arrows highlight, allowing you to move
machines between the three lists. Virtual machines can be set to one of the following
options:
• Other — this list contains virtual machines that are not configured to start and
stop with the system.
• Specified Order — lists the 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 the 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.