Automatically starting VMs when ESXi 4 starts

Anyone know how to configure VMs to automatically start when ESXi 4.0 is booted? And to have this happen without using vSphere or any other non-free VM management packages?

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ColbyG

In the vSphere client: go to the configuration tab for the host, on the left there should be something like "startup/shotdown of virtual machines", click that and go to properties.

That's from memory, so it's not exact, but it should get you there.

ColbyG

Wait, you want to do it without the vSphere client? So from the CLI?

JDMurray

I am using only the (free) vSphere Client to manage my ESXi 4 servers. I'm looking for a way to have VMs automatically start after ESXi 4 boots, and without needing to manually start the VMs using vSphere Client.

ColbyG

Then what I posted will work fine.

blargoe

I can confirm, I actually just did that this morning on a standalone ESXi machine.

JDMurray

Yup, it works great! Thanks!

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