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Restarting hostd (mgmt-vmware) on ESX hosts restarts hosted virtual machines where virtual machine Startup/Shutdown is enabled (1003312)

Last Updated: 12/30/2014Categories: Total Views: 93468Language:
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This is an issue with virtual machines that are set to automatically start or stop and that are hosted on ESX 3.x. Manually shutting down, starting up, or restarting hostd through the service console causes hosted virtual machines that are set to automatically change power states to stop, start, or restart, respectively.

Notes:

This applies to ESX 3.0.1 if the patch ESX-7557441 is not installed.

The following patch for ESX 3.5.x fixes issues with virtual machines set to auto-start: VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-2--8020410-BG: Unexpected reboot of virtual machines configured to automatically start or stop (1003457)

Solution

Note: Before you begin, see KB1003490 for important information on restarting the mgmt-vmware service.

Disable Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown for the ESX host through VirtualCenter or a VMware Infrastructure (VI) Client that is directly connected to the host.

To disable Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown:

Log in to VirtualCenter.

Select the ESX Server host where you want restart hostd.

Select the Configuration tab.

Select Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown.

Select Properties.

Deselect Allow Virtual machines to start and stop automatically with the system.

If the host is not reachable through VirtualCenter or the VI Client:

Log in to the ESX Server service console as root.

At the command line run vimsh.

At the [/] prompt, type:

hostsvc/autostartmanager/enable_autostart 0

Type exit. You can now safely restart mgmt-vmware (hostd).

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For translated versions of this article, see:

日本語: 仮想マシンの起動/シャットダウンが有効になっている場合に、ESX ホスト上の hostd (mgmt-vmware) を再起動すると、ホストされた仮想マシンが再起動する (2095205)

简体中文: 在启用虚拟机启动/关机的情况下，在 ESX 主机上重新启动 hostd (mgmt-vmware) 会重新启动托管虚拟机 (2101942)

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