How to configure Auto Start and Stop in Vmware

If the web interface is not installed, you can set the order in which Virtual Devices start and stop, as well as the start and stop delay time, manually. To do this, edit the config file of the server, which can be found at:

• Windows host = \Documents and Settings\All Users\ApplicationData\VMware\VMware Server\config.ini
• Linux host = /etc/vmware/config

To set the delay start / stop time of the Virtual Devices use the following:

• autoStart.defaultStartDelay= "300"
• autoStart.defaultStopDelay= "300"

The value we set is in seconds; so 300 seconds would be 5 minutes.
To set the start and stop order of our Virtual Devices use:

• autostart= "poweron"
• autostart.order= "10”
• Set  #1 to 10, #2 to 20….etc
• autostop.order= "10"
• Set  #1 to 10, #2 to 20….etc