That’s perfectly fine. I’d make sure your VCenter is set to be the first VM to come up at reboot.
John W. Cook Network Operations Manager Partnership For Strong Families 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, Fl 32607 Office (352) 244-1610 Cell (352) 215-6944 MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: Richard Stovall [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 11:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Semi-OT: Vsphere shutdown In a few days time I will have to completely shutdown my datacenter for some electrical maintenance. (Yes, I'm nervous. It's been online non-stop for 6.5 years.) I have 3 Vsphere ESX 4.1 hosts that I need to shutdown along with everything else. My vcenter server is virtualized. Two questions: 1) Do I need to put the hosts into maintenance mode before powering them off? All of the VMs will already be powered off. 1) I can poweroff two of the hosts using the vcenter client, but after I shutdown the vcenter VM how should I poweroff the final host? Just connect the client directly to the host and shut it down that way? I can't think why this wouldn't work. Thanks in advance, RS ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
