Restart VM automatically after reboot ESXI

[mimo974]

Hello everyone,

I have one question about vSphere 6.7.

Its possible to configure VM to restart automatically after reboot esxi ? Because, i saw on few websites they say :

If the host is part of a vSphere HA cluster, the automatic startup and shutdown of virtual machines will be disabled.

We are 3 esxi on a cluster HA and on vCenter  the order is start manualy and cant change it.

Thanks for help.

[KabirAli82]

Hi,

As per;

Edit Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown Settings in the vSphere Web Client

Its indeed true you can not use automatic start/stop combined with HA.

HA will restart the VM's for you in case of a host failure.

[blazilla]

Hi,

you can configure the shutdown/ startup sequence, but it might not be working as expected. Therefore I would avoid using this feature. It works flawless for single hosts.

[Omid_Heravi]

Hi

You can change it from ESXi web client. If you can't do it, remove host from cluster ,change it and join it again.

[Deepak Vadakkedath]

• Log into vSphere Web Client:

  • Open a web browser and log in to your vSphere environment using the vSphere Web Client URL (https://<vcenter_server>/vsphere-client).
  • Enter your credentials (username and password).

• Navigate to the Host:

  • In the Navigator pane on the left side, click on Hosts and Clusters.
  • Select the Host where you want to configure the autostart for the virtual machines.

• Access the Host's Settings:

  • Click on the Configure tab at the top.
  • Under the System section, click on VM Startup/Shutdown.

• Enable and Configure Autostart:

  • In the VM Startup/Shutdown settings window, click Edit.
  • Check the box for Enable VM Startup/Shutdown.
  • Set the desired startup order for the VMs, and configure the Delay and Start Action (e.g., whether to Start, Stop, or Do Nothing).

• Set VM Startup/Shutdown Order:

  • For each VM that you want to auto-start, select it and adjust its Startup Order. You can specify the order of the VMs by dragging them into the preferred sequence.
  • You can also configure Delay times for each VM to control how long after the host starts up the VM should begin powering on.

• Save the Configuration: