Just to confirm, we are talking about the vSphere Cloud plugin? https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/vSphere+Cloud+Plugin
Assuming that you are, the Test VM Connection button does work and indicates no problems? What are the slave settings? On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 1:51:48 AM UTC-7, Gábor Garami wrote: > > I set slave activation via SSH. But the main problem is VM does not > powered on. So, my problem is not the VM not boots up and connects to > master, but nobody pushes the power button on it... (and yes, because > it not powered on, it does not connects to the master :-) ) > > If i turn on VM manually, Jenkins recognizes it and starts slave > process correctly, however, this is not I really want (turn on VM > every case when I need it). I would like if Jenkins can turn on/off VM > on demand. > > Garami Gábor > E-mail: gabor....@hron.me <javascript:> > Tel: +36 20 235 9621 > MSN: hr...@vipmail.hu <javascript:> > Skype: hron84 > > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:32 AM, Jason Swager > <j.a.s...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > How is the slave agent being started? Does the VM connect via Java Web > > Start? Is Jenkins supposed to start the slave agent via SSH? > > > > If via Java Web Start, make sure the the slave agent really did start. > > > > If via SSH, make sure that the VM has enough time to fully start (wait > for > > VM Tools plus any necessary delay) so that the SSH server is online > before > > Jenkins tries to communicate. > > > > > > On Sunday, September 2, 2012 4:44:23 AM UTC-7, Gábor Garami wrote: > >> > >> Hi! > >> > >> I use VMware ESXi 4.0 with the vSphere plugin, and slave VM does not > >> being started. It is always stuck on Powering on VM state (at least > >> based on logs). > >> > >> The Test VM Connection passes. > >> > >> openSUSE Linux 11.4 > >> Jenkins ver. 1.479 (installed from pkg.jenkins-ci.org/opesuse started > >> by the init script of the package). > >> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_31-b05) > >> vSphere plugins is the latest installable. > >> > >> Please help me... > >> > >> Garami Gábor > >> E-mail: gabor....@hron.me > >> Tel: +36 20 235 9621 > >> MSN: hr...@vipmail.hu > >> Skype: hron84 >