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Chapter 6 Managing VMware Server
Specifying the Startup and Shutdown Order for Virtual Machines
Aftervirtualmachinesareconfiguredtostartandshutdownautomatically,youcanset
theorderinwhichthevirtualmachinesarestartedandshutdown.
To configure the startup and shutdown order for virtual machines
1Makesurethatsystemwidesettingsareenabledasdescribedin“Enabling
SystemWideStartupandShutdownSettings”onpage 116.
2Movevirtualmachinesbetweenand
withinthefollowinglistsbyselectingoneor
morevirtualmachinesandclickingMoveUporMoveDown:
SpecifiedOrderThesevirtualmachinesarelistedintheorderinwhich
theyareconfiguredtostartup.Thevirtualmachinesareshutdowninthe
reverseorderfromwhichtheyarestarted.
AnyOrderThesevirtualmachinesarestartedandshutdown
automatically,butnotinaspecificorder.Thevirtualmachinesinthiscategory
donotstartorshutdownuntilallthevirtualmachineslistedintheSpecified
Orderlistarestartedorshutdown.
ManualStartupThesevirtualmachinesarenotstartedautomaticallywhen
thehostisbroughtup.Whenthehostisshutdown,thesevirtualmachinesare
shutdownaccordingtotheshutdownactionindicated.
3ClickOKtosaveyoursettings.
Customizing the Startup and Shutdown Settings for Individual
Virtual Machines
Youcanoverridethesystemwidesettingsforthedelaybetweeneachvirtualmachine’s
startupandshutdownforindividualvirtualmachines.
Youcanchangethestartupsettingsforvirtualmachinesthatarestartedautomatically,
butnotforvirtualmachinesthatarestartedmanually.Youcanchangetheshutdown
settingsforany
virtualmachine.
To override system-wide settings for individual virtual machines
1Makesurethatsystemwidesettingsareenabledasdescribedin“Enabling
SystemWideStartupandShutdownSettings”onpage 116.
2 Selectthevirtualmachineforwhichyouwanttoov erridethesystemsettingsand
clickEdit.