Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide
Powering Virtual Machines On and Off When the Host Starts
and Shuts Down
You can configure a virtual machine to power on automatically when the GSX Server
host starts. When the host shuts down, you can specify whether you want to power
off the virtual machine or shut down the guest operating system.
You can enable these settings as long as the startup and shutdown options are not
disabled for the server. See Configuring Startup and Shutdown Options for Virtual
Machines in the VMware GSX Server Administration Guide.
In order for you to specify these options, the virtual machine must be configured to
run as either the local system account or as a specific user. The virtual machine cannot
be configured to run as the user that powers it on.
You must power off the virtual machine to change the startup and shutdown options.
Setting Startup and Shutdown Options from the Console
To configure a virtual machine’s startup and shutdown options from the console,
complete the following steps.
1. In the VMware Virtual Machine Console, select the virtual machine, then choose
VM > Settings. The virtual machine settings editor opens.
2. Click the Options tab, then click Startup/Shutdown.
3. Under Startup/Shutdown Options, choose whether you want this virtual
machine to power on automatically when the GSX Server host starts up, and
whether you want to power off the virtual machine or shut down the guest
operating system when the host shuts down.
To power on the virtual machine when the host starts, select Power on the
virtual machine in the On host startup list.