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I currently host my vCenter server as a virtual machine on my ESXi 2 server setup. If I get a temporary power loss to the servers, I need to manually login to the root of the ESXi server and launch the virtual vCenter server before it can begin spinning up the various hosts. is there a way to have a physical vCenter server on standby that can take over the reboot process should the virtual vCenter server be offline?
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HA is configured, but if I lose power to both VM servers, the virtual vCenter server running HA is not started (unless I make the vCenter server auto-start as asavener suggested) and therefore cannot begin the HA/restart of the VM's. Which leads to the question, should I configure the VM auto-start to just start up the vCenter server and allow it to bring the remaining systems online or use auto-start to start up all the VM's?
HA is configured, but if I lose power to both VM servers, the virtual vCenter server running HA is not started (unless I make the vCenter server auto-start as asavener suggested) and therefore cannot begin the HA/restart of the VM's. Which leads to the question, should I configure the VM auto-start to just start up the vCenter server and allow it to bring the remaining systems online or use auto-start to start up all the VM's?
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Does 4.1 have a supported HA feature? See below:
http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2010/07/16/vsphere-4-1-ha-feature-totally-unsupported-but-too-cool/
http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2010/07/16/vsphere-4-1-ha-feature-totally-unsupported-but-too-cool/
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Are you using VMware HA, have you configured it, and test it?
Do you have a Cluster?
If however, you have VMware HA configured, a total power outage, after power up of Hosts, VMs will start up. (without enabling Auto Start which is not support when you have a HA Cluster)
Do you have a Cluster?
If however, you have VMware HA configured, a total power outage, after power up of Hosts, VMs will start up. (without enabling Auto Start which is not support when you have a HA Cluster)
4.1 has HA, but you have to be licensed for it. (Essentials plus is the lowest level that supports HA.)
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1010579
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1010579
No, but why do you not have your vCenter 4.1 VM, on your ESXi 4.1 Hosts?
vCenter Server is only used to configure VMware HA, if a server should fail, VMware HA will restart all the VMs on other hosts, provided it's an uncontrolled failure.
e.g. power cut, server crash etc
a reboot is not uncontrolled.
It's not recommended to override the VMware HA, using the Auto Start/Stop functions, when using VMware HA.