How do I configure My vmware server on my linux so that after boot up the vmware server would automatically launch and bring up the guest applications?

Select the Virtual machine (in the VM ware Server Console).
Select "Edit virtual machine settings".
Select "Options".
Select "Startup/shutdown".
Select "Local System account" (or select a user).
Select "on host startup: Power on Virtual machine".

maeb3

Please excuse my inexperience on this:  Can you kindly let me know why I am not seeing the following?

Select "Local System account" (or select a user).
Select "on host startup: Power on Virtual machine".

Unless this only occurs when server is started by root?

thanks,
Mike

Hi Mike,

so you mean you get to the "Options" --> "Startup/Shutdown"-Setting, but you can't see the Drop-Down-Menu "on host startup" and "on host shutdown"? Is it greyed out or completely missing?

What version of VMware server console do you have? I have 1.0.1 and I can see this option even if I log in as user with no root privileges. Of course you have to shut down the Virtual Machine before setting the Startup-Options for this machine.

maeb3

They appear to be missing completely.   I have VMWare Server Console version 1.0.1 build-29996.  The virtual machine I am looking at is down as we speak.  Thanks! Mike

Wow, thanks!  I will try this tonight.  I would like to reward you with 200 additional points if it works!  I'll keep you posted.

Got it!!!

Glad I could help.

maeb3