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VMWare Settings
The VMWare settings control the overall shutdown behavior of servers and hosts within VMware. Depending on the
configuration level and configuration type, different types of configuration are necessary in order to manage a VMware based
infrastructure. In addition to the mandatory basic data like IP addresses user credentials, you may need, among other things,
more specific knowledge about the shutdown behavior of your IT landscape.
Please note, some data are not static. Values may change and should be adjusted during regular system checks..
➔ RCCMD evaluates and displays estimated shutdown times according to entered data.
Part 1: Basic setup
The basic settings assume that you are running hosts without vCenter. You can shut down as many hosts as you want with one
RCCMD appliance:
Virtual Machine Management
This menu defines whether you want the hosts and virtual machines to be managed by RCCMD or by a vCenter. If you operate
the hosts in lock-down mode, e.g. the control commands are exclusively approved by a vCenter. Even if you enter the
credentials correctly, the host will deny command execution.
In the default setting, "from RCCMD" is preset.
Virtual machine behavior
Use this setting to define whether you want to use vMotion or just shut down your machines. A virtual machine shutdown will be
controlled directly by the host:
the virtual machines are shut down normally, and then the host is turned off.
If you enable vMotion, local shutdown of virtual machines is the secondary protocol. First, the vCenter will try to move the virtual
machines to another host.
The default setting is "Shut down virtual machines".
➔ If maintenance mode is selected, additional information are required like credentials of the vCenter as
well as a time window that should be available for the vCenter to move virtual machines to another
host.
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