Re: vmware server reboot and in process image updates

2012-06-18 Thread Mike Haudenschild
Hi Gary, Prior to the reboot, the VCL site should go into maintenance mode to prevent a user from creating a reservation while this reboot procedure happens. You'll want to write a script that enumerates the VMs running on the VM host prior to shutdown, then bring those VMs back up after reboot.

Re: vmware server reboot and in process image updates

2012-06-14 Thread Gary Trail
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thanks Mike. you are correct - rebooting during pulling image would be avoided if at all possible. To elaborate a bit. Our objective is to run an unattended regular (weekly/monthly) vmware server restart/reboot without impacting the integrity of