Automatic Startup after exiting Maintenance mode

[Steve Babcock]

I have the 5.5 host configured to automatically start up VMs

This seems to work fine if there's an inadvertent power outage, etc

When I reboot the host after system maintenance and exit maintenance mode, how to I get the host to start the automatic startup of VMs ?

Thanks,

Steve

[praveenkv]

Start the VMs automatically after Existing Host from Maintenance Mode, follow the below steps :

• In vCenter Server, right-click the ESX/ESXi host and click Exit Maintenance Mode.
• Open an SSH session to the ESX/ESXi host.
• Run this command:

          /sbin/vmware-autostart.sh start

or

Use the Configuration > Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown option in VirtualCenter

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[Steve Babcock]

Not sure what this means : Use the Configuration > Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown option in VirtualCenter

I, that section, I have configured automatic startup and shutdown with timers, etc.

However, they never run after existing Maintenance mode - Is there something in that section to force them to start ?

[Kisan_VMware]

Hi

Follow the KB check or modify the start-up options

VMware KB: Automating the process of starting and stopping virtual machines on VMware ESX\ESXi

[Steve Babcock]

All these settings are in place

Allow virtual machines to start....  Enabled

Automatic startup has VMs listed with 120 sec delay between machines

0 machines listed in Any Order

0 machines listed in Manual Startup

Back to the original problem - when exiting Maintenance mode, the systems do not start up automatically.

I have to do them manually

OR

based on the first response go to a Shell and run the startup command : /sbin/vmware-autostart.sh start

[sagarmaru]

Check below KB

VMware KB: Automating the process of starting and stopping virtual machines on VMware ESX\ESXi