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Auto-Start Is Not Run When Manually Restarting a Host in Maintenance Mode (2214)

Solution

To shutdown or restart an ESX/ESXi Server, the host should be placed into maintenance mode to prevent data loss to virtual machines. Upon restart, however, an ESX/ESXi Server will remain in maintenance mode, and the auto-start manager will not be invoked. If an ESX/ESXi Server host unexpectedly reboots or is power-cycled without being in maintenance mode, then the auto-start manager will still be used to restart the virtual machines.

Workaround 1:

In vCenter Server, right-click the ESX/ESXi host and click Exit Maintenance Mode.
Open an SSH session to the ESX/ESXi host. For more information, see Connecting to an ESX host using a SSH client (1019852) or Using Tech Support Mode in ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.x (1017910).
Run this command:

/sbin/vmware-autostart.sh start

Workaround 2:

Manually restart the virtual machines or use the Configuration > Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown option in VirtualCenter. This option allows you to control the automatic startup/shutdown of virtual machines.

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Update History

11/01/2012 - Added Workaround 1 to Solution and updated Product Versions

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