5.1

Set vApp Start and Stop Options
You can specify certain options that affect what happens to the virtual machines when a vApp is started and
stopped.
Prerequisites
You are at least a vApp user.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, click vApps.
3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Properties.
4 On the Starting and Stopping VMs tab, specify the options.
Option Description
Order
For vApps with multiple virtual machines, you can specify the order in which
the machines start and stop by typing numbers in the text box. Virtual
machines with lower numbers start first and stop last. You cannot enter
negative numbers. Virtual machines with the same order are started and
stopped at the same time.
Start Action
Determines what happens to virtual machines when you start the vApp that
contains them. By default, this option is set to Power On.
Boot Delay
How many seconds vCloud Director waits after starting the virtual machine
before starting the next virtual machine.
Stop Action
Determines what happens to virtual machines when you stop the vApp that
contains them. By default, this option is set to Power Off, but you can also
set it to Shutdown.
Stop Delay
How many seconds vCloud Director waits after stopping the virtual machine
before stopping the next virtual machine.
5 Click OK.
Example: Starting and Stopping Virtual Machines
This example shows a the order, boot delay, and stop delay options for the virtual machines in a vApp and
how those options affect when each virtual machine starts and stops.
Table 8-1. Virtual Machine Start and Stop Options on vApp1
Virtual Machine Order Boot Delay Stop Delay
VM1 1 0 10
VM2 1 10 10
VM3 1 20 30
VM4 2 0 20
VM5 2 30 60
VM6 3 40 10
When vApp1 is started, the virtual machines start as follows.
1 VM1, VM2, and VM3 start at the same time.
2 After 20 seconds (the longest boot delay from the order 1 virtual machines), VM4 and VM5 start.
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