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Title: Problem configuring Vmware Guest OS to autostart with host power on
Post by: veebr0 on November 12, 2009, 10:14:26 PM: Sorry for my question, but some one know if I need to do an additional step to configure guest OS in order to autostart when the host start up after power outage.

Need to execute a command line in order to be able to configure it?

Thank in advance,
Eviny
Title: Re: Problem configuring Vmware Guest OS to autostart with host power on
Post by: Stefano on November 12, 2009, 10:51:29 PM: AFAIK you can set up in guest machine properties in Vmware console

anyway, you should find many answers to your question with google
Title: Re: Problem configuring Vmware Guest OS to autostart with host power on
Post by: veebr0 on November 13, 2009, 03:50:48 AM: Yes, I did all that the forum located in google say but the problem still persist, any other sugestion?

Thanks
Eviny
Title: Re: Problem configuring Vmware Guest OS to autostart with host power on
Post by: christian on November 14, 2009, 05:05:14 AM: Did you install vmware tools in the guest? This will be an option in the console (command menu for the guest as I recall). Depending on the OS, you may need to execute some installed scripts that vmware puts into the guest. However this should be explained to you when you choose "Install VMWare Tools" from the command menu for the guest.

Normally you will need vmware tools installed so that it can get start and stop signals from the host.
Title: Re: Problem configuring Vmware Guest OS to autostart with host power on
Post by: veebr0 on November 18, 2009, 10:26:14 PM: Many Thanks Cristian for your advice, however I foud a way to ensure that always the virtual guest o.s. start when the host power on, an this it modifying the file rc.local o /etc folder example bellow:

1.- pico /etc/rc.local and add the following line:
vmrun -u password -p password /patch/file.vmx start

keep it simple
Thanks a lot for your help
Eviny
Title: Re: Problem configuring Vmware Guest OS to autostart with host power on
Post by: christian on November 19, 2009, 12:49:15 AM: But will you not then have to manually shutdown the guest before you shutdown your server or have you created a script to intercept that too?