Do you have issues with VM Auto Start on ESXi5.0?
Make sure configuration is fine before proceed with the fix:
1-In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the host where the virtual machine is located.
2- Select Manage > Settings.
3- Under Virtual Machines, select VM Startup/Shutdown and click Edit.
The Edit VM Startup and Shutdown dialog box opens.
4- Select Allow virtual machines to start and stop automatically with the system.
5- (Optional) In the Default VM Settings pane, configure the default startup and shutdown behavior for all virtual machines on the host.
Workaround and fix
-VMware released the ESXi patch "ESXi500-201207001" on July 12, 2012 which includes the fix.
VMware patch release: ""ESXi500-201207001"
Link= http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/findPatch.portal
Note= Installing the patch does require a reboot of the host so be sure to coordinate the downtime.
Patch Installation:
Link= https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2008939
Steps:
1-Do a graceful shutdown on the VMs
2-Set the host in maintenance mode
3-Upload the patch on the datastore
4-Install the ESXi patch.
5-Access the host through CLI
6-esxcli software vib install -d "/vmfs/volumes/datastore/<Patch Name>
7-Once the install completes reboot the host.
I hope this can be helpful to you. Thanks for checking.
Regards,
Gerson Fabian Morales Marin (gersomor)
