I would not put the hosts in maintenance mode. You are correct, connect to the last host with the client directly. You should keep track of which host has the VC and start that host up first, connect using the client directly so you can start the VC.
Update your resume :) On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Richard Stovall <rich...@gmail.com> wrote: > In a few days time I will have to completely shutdown my datacenter for > some electrical maintenance. (Yes, I'm nervous. It's been online non-stop > for 6.5 years.) > > I have 3 Vsphere ESX 4.1 hosts that I need to shutdown along with > everything else. My vcenter server is virtualized. Two questions: > > 1) Do I need to put the hosts into maintenance mode before powering them > off? All of the VMs will already be powered off. > > 1) I can poweroff two of the hosts using the vcenter client, but after I > shutdown the vcenter VM how should I poweroff the final host? Just connect > the client directly to the host and shut it down that way? I can't think > why this wouldn't work. > > Thanks in advance, > RS > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
