Prevent VM From Being Powered On
In ESX 6.5, is there a way to prevent or at least make it more difficult for a VM to be powered on? I have some VMs that have moved to another vCenter, but am required to leave the originals behind for now. Since these are exact copies there are risks of network conflicts if someone accidentally powers them on.
All my searches come back with how to disable power off in Windows, but not the VM itself.
Thanks!
All my searches come back with how to disable power off in Windows, but not the VM itself.
Thanks!
Bryant Schaper
why not just remove from inventory
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That's a good backup plan, but still want them visible so nobody panics if they do have to go looking.
That reminds me, if it's possible to do what I want, I'll put a note in the comments for each server so others will know what is going on.
That reminds me, if it's possible to do what I want, I'll put a note in the comments for each server so others will know what is going on.
I modify the name too, you could pull the permissions as well assuming vcenter and unique users.
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A simple way to prevent starting a VM is to rename the disk file on datastore. There is no way to start the VM then ;-).
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Change the VM's network card settings to 'Internal' mode, so that they could be powered on but will not able be access via the network, it will be only accessible via the vCenter console. Also, no network conflicts.
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Sorry for the delay. These above are the most practical answers to what I actually needed.
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