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The ESXi Free version is the same download as the full-blown ESXi but stays unlocked only for 60 days. It is the exact same ISO image. If you don't enter the serial number for the free version, the product works as full version during 60 days. The ESXi hypervisor is free to use save for a few catches. Alternatively, just like vCenter, ESXi can be evaluated for a 60-day period with all its features unlocked. This gives you ample time to test things out and you can always rebuild from scratch.

By default, virtual machines located on VMWare ESXi (Free Hypervisor) or VMWare Workstation are not starting automatically at the host boot. It means that after the ESXi/Workstation host reboot (planned restart or crash), the Administrator has to manually start all the virtual machines. In this guide, we will show how to configure Autostart VM on the ESXi and VMWare Workstation host without Administrator intervention.

How to Configure VM Autostart on VMware ESXi?

At first, open the browser and go to the login screen page of the VMware Web Client. Then log on. In Web Client console, select ESXi host which you want to configure for VMs autostart. Then go to following tab Manage > Settings > VM Startup/Shutdown.

Tip. If your ESXi host is a part of the vSphere HA cluster, you can't configure VM autostart and shutdown settings this way. This is happening because the HA cluster responds for the availability of VM.

As you can see all the virtual machines disposed on a given ESXi host are in the Manual Startup section. It means that after host reboot you will have to start them manually.

To be booted automatically, you need to add VMs manually to the Automatic Startup list.

Click the Edit button.

In the dialog Edit VM Startup and Shutdown check on Allow virtual machine to start and stop automatically with the system. It is possible to configure the auto-start settings for VMs now.

There are common options for startup and shutdown behavior:

  • Startup delay — how many seconds VMs wait before powering on (by default it's 120 seconds). This delay allows you to wait for booting of custom services and scripts execution;
  • Shutdown delay — specifies the time delay before shutdown of each virtual machine (by default it's 120 seconds);
  • Shutdown Action — for each VM available 4 shutdown actions: None, Power Off, Suspend, or Guest Shutdown. Use the opportunities of VMware Tools, that you need to pre-install in the guest operating system. Вy default used action is Power Off.

You can place VM to one of the following sections:

  • Automatic Startup — all virtual machines in this section are starting automatically after the completion of the ESXi host boot. The Administrator specifies a specific boot sequence of virtual machines. For example, the domain controller should be booted first, then Exchange servers, etc.;
  • Any Order — VMs powering on automatically in random order;
  • Manual Startup — the Administrator should start these VMs manually.
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Select the desired virtual machine and use the Move up button to move it to the Automatic Startup section. Perform the same action with all the VMs on the ESXi host.

Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.

Tip. If you have not configured the HA, but it is possible to move VMs between hosts using vMotion, startup settings are migrating to the destination host with VM.

Configure Autostart of VM Using PowerCLI

Also, you can configure auto-start setting of the VM using PowerCLI. Display a list of the auto-start action for all VMs on the host:

To enable Automatic Startup for all VMs which name starts with lon-, run the following command:

That's it! You have successfully configured automatic startup for virtual machines on VMWare ESXi or vSphere Center.

In VMWare ESXi 6.0, there was a strange bug. Despite the fact that the auto-start priority for virtual machines is configured, after the host server reboot, only the first virtual machine starts automatically. The second virtual machine stubbornly refuses to boot.

To solve this problem, you need to enable SSH access on the ESXi and connect to the host using any SSH client (for example, Putty).

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Get a list of virtual machine IDs:

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Enable force auto-start feature:

Now check the VMs startup settings:

As you can see, in this case, the first VM with ID 1 is set to autostart (startAction = 'powerOn'), while the second one does not (startAction = 'none'). Ikea bedroom planner bedroom planner home planner tool for mac.

In this case, it is enough to re-register the problematic VM on the host using the commands:

Check the startup parameters again:

Make sure the startAction value of the new VM has changed to powerOn.

Autostart VMware Workstation Virtual Machines at Boot

The desktop virtualization software VMware Workstation also does not provide the ability to automatically startup the virtual machines at Windows boot. To start the VM from the command prompt, you can use the utility vmrun.exe. It is located in the folder with the installed Workstation.

Tumblebugs 2 download full version free. You can run any virtual machine by creating the following batch file AutoStartVM.bat.

The second code line is used to create a 40-second delay before starting the second VM. This bat file can be put on the desktop (and started manually by double click), added to the Windows Startup, or run by task scheduler job.

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You can also convert your virtual machine to a Shared VM (VM > Manage > Share).

Select in the main window Shared VMs > Manage AutoStart VMs.

In the Configure AutoStart window that opens, you can choose which virtual machines will start with the host. You can also change the delay between the start of each virtual machine (in seconds).

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