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  • 1.  can i reboot esxi server without entern maintenance mode

    Posted Dec 19, 2015 11:26 AM

    hi all

    can i reboot esxi server without entern  maintenance mode

    thx

    Ben



  • 2.  RE: can i reboot esxi server without entern maintenance mode

    Posted Dec 19, 2015 12:06 PM

    Yes, you certainly can, although it's best practice to set the host to Maintenance Mode. This will ensure that all VMs (in case the host runs in a cluster) will be migrated to other hosts, or be powered of, and the host will remain in Maintenance Mode after powering it back on again.

    André



  • 3.  RE: can i reboot esxi server without entern maintenance mode

    Posted Dec 19, 2015 07:50 PM

    You can reset it.
    But I strongly recommend to put it into service before performing the operation if you have a Host cluster



  • 4.  RE: can i reboot esxi server without entern maintenance mode

    Posted Dec 20, 2015 09:09 AM

    Hello Ben,

    Yes you can reboot a host without putting it into maintenance mode. But it is recommended/best practice to enter maintenance mode and then reboot.

    Suhas