Installation guide

CHAPTER 6 Administering ESX Server
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Disabling the System’s Configuration Settings
To disable the system-wide configuration settings, complete the following steps.
1. Under System Configuration, click Edit. The System Startup and Shutdown
Defaults page appears.
2. Clear the Start Up and Shut Down Virtual Machines check box, then click OK.
3. Click Close Window to return to the management interface’s Options page.
Specifying the Order in which Virtual Machines Start
Once you set whether or not virtual machines should start and stop with the system,
you can set the order in which the virtual machines start and stop, allowing you to
specify the position of a virtual machine in the system-wide startup and shutdown
sequence. If set, virtual machines are listed under one of the following categories:
• Specified Order — lists the virtual machines in the order in which they are
configured to start and stop.
• Any Order — lists the virtual machines specified to start and stop in any order.