You can configure how a virtual machine starts up when the system starts and how it shuts down when the system shuts down. You can enable these settings only if the startup and shutdown options are enabled for the server. See Configuring Startup and Shutdown Options for Virtual Machines.
The virtual machine startup options include:
The virtual machine startup options include:
Complete the following steps.
Specify the period of time before the next virtual machine starts, in the Continue Starting Virtual Machines After list. Choose the number of minutes, if any, that VMware Server should wait before starting the next virtual machine. If you select Other, a prompt appears; specify in the prompt the number of minutes to wait.
To specify that VMware Tools should start in a virtual machine before the next virtual machine starts, check the when VMware Tools starts check box. If VMware Tools does not start in the virtual machine before the specified time elapses, VMware Server starts the next virtual machine. If VMware Tools does start before the specified time elapses, VMware Server starts the next virtual machine and does not wait for the time to elapse.
Configure when VMware Server should stop the next virtual machine after this virtual machine stops in the Continue Stopping Other Virtual Machines After list. Choose the number of minutes, if any, that VMware Server should wait before stopping the next virtual machine. If you select Other, a prompt appears; specify in the prompt the number of minutes to wait. The System Default is specified in Configuring Startup and Shutdown Options for Virtual Machines.