Agreed Andrew, clean shutdown is the best option, a power off is not a good thing to do unless it is the only option. Go with EZ's suggestion of scripting it, and it should be a pretty easy process.
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Andrew Laya <[email protected]> wrote: > I have always equated the "power down" option with pulling the plug, > or pressing the power button. Not the most graceful of options. > Proper shutdowns (as if they were physical boxes) from the console of > each guest would be the ideal, IMO. Others may correct or disagree > with this..... > > Hth. > Andrew > > > On 11/12/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings! As an emergency call center, we are 24 x 365.25. > > > > We have about 30 or so virtual servers in a VMWare ESX 3.5 system. Its > > datastore is an IBM DS 3400 SAN. The SAN needs a firmware upgrade... > > > > The upgrade requires, at one point, shutting down the ESX servers and > then > > shutting down the SAN. (Obviously, with the ESX servers down, the VMWare > > environment ceases to exist for a period.) > > > > What is the least bad way to go about shutting this down? Does one need > > to log into each virtual server and power it off from the vm's OS (ie, > log > > into Windows, then "Start -> Shut down")? Is it all right to, from the > VM > > managment system, simple right-click each one and select "power down"? > > Would it be just as "safe" to log into the ESX consoles and shut them > down > > from there first with the VMs running? (We have had our environment > > survive when the ESX servers shut themselves down due to a room cooling > > failure, but it was rather rough on the nerves!) > > > > Whatever, I'm obviously not looking forward to this - but thanks! > > -- > > Richard D. McClary > > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > > > ASPCA® > > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > > Urbana, IL 61802 > > > > [email protected] > > > > P: 217-337-9761 > > C: 217-417-1182 > > F: 217-337-9761 > > www.aspca.org > > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is > > from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > (ASPCA > > ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may > > contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are > not > > the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > > dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this > > e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have > > received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply > email > > and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any > > printout thereof. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
