Property Key
Property Name
Description
Required or optional
vmware.checkPowerStat
eInterval
Power status check
interval
Specify the interval at
which the service
attempts to acquire the
power status to confirm
that the virtual server
has started.
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common.icmpEchoTime
out
Timeout period for ICMP
echo requests
Specify in milliseconds
how long the service
waits for a reply to an
ICMP echo request sent
to confirm startup of a
virtual server.
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Service Definition and Submit Service Properties
The following table lists the properties visible in the
Service Definition
and
Submit Service
windows for
the Start Virtual Machine service template.
Property Key
Property Name
Description
Required
vmware.foreachVmNam
e
Virtual server name(s)
Specify the virtual server
name or names. Specify
server names as they
appear in VMware
vCenter Server, not by
host name. Separate
multiple virtual servers
with commas. The
maximum number of
virtual servers you can
specify is 99.
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NOTE:
Although some of the properties in the tables indicate that they can be omitted, they may be
required when used in conjunction with some other property setting as indicated in the descriptions.
Prerequisites
The following conditions must be met:
• VMware vSphere ESXi (or VMware ESX Server) is managed by VMware vCenter Server.
• Each virtual server name is unique among the vCenter servers.
• The firewall of the target virtual server is set to allow responses to ICMP (ECHO).
• VMwareTools is installed on the target virtual server.
Server requirements
To use this service template, the following servers are required:
Additional service templates
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