Feature request - allow a startup delay to be specified (or dependency on another VM)

[yatesco]

Hi,

I have a number of VMs on a single physical host which have interdependencies. For example, there is a DBServer and a number of Application servers. The appServers won't start correctly until the dbServer is up and running.

It would be great if I could tell Proxmox about this dependency so it would start them up in the right way. Alternatively if I could specify a numberOfSeconds delay that proxmox would observe before starting up the machine - that would help.

This is only relevant to a power off/power on (or reboot) scenario.

 

[macday]

Re: Feature request - allow a startup delay to be specified (or dependency on another

Hi,

I want to have that, too. I already did that with a init-script which startup the VMIDs "qm start 101" but it is not working on shutdown because of Win-Servers (Domäin-Controller, etc.) not shutting down succesfully.
What I really need is a sort of "vmware-tools" for proxmox which controls the shutdown (of win-servers).

 

[Ninjix]

Re: Feature request - allow a startup delay to be specified (or dependency on another

I also would like a way to control the start and shutdown order of VMIDs.

 

[JustaGuy]

Re: Feature request - allow a startup delay to be specified (or dependency on another

Like a software power sequencer- would be quite useful indeed.

As it stands the best we can do is adjust bootloader delays.
Effective, yes although relatively primitive.

 

[whinpo]

Re: Feature request - allow a startup delay to be specified (or dependency on another

why don't you run on the bdServer at the end of the start process a ssh command to the PVE server to make it run the VM's ?