pve server shutdown - windows vm's stopped

[screenie]

hi,

i have pve 1.4 and 1.5 running linux and windows vm's virtualized with kvm;
when i am rebooting or shutting down the pve server, the linux vm's will be shutdown sucessfully, the windows vm's not - the windows vm's were stopped after some waiting time which results in an 'unexpected shutdown' to the windows vm's;

when i am logged on to the windows vm's with the console and then shutdown or reboot the pve server, the windows vm's also shutdown sucessfully;

so, why will the windows machines not shut down when no one is logged in and what can be done that this will work?

thx

 

[dietmar]

windows group policy does not allow anonymous shutdown - enable it.

 

[fluke]

I guess you have anonymous shutdown enabled via group policy?

I have also noticed, that when the logon screensaver is enabled, windows does not notice the shutdown signal and you need to press a key or move the mouse, then windows starts shutting down.

@ proxmox devs:

Do you use the 'system_powerdown' command to shut down the VMs?

 

[dietmar]

Do you use the 'system_powerdown' command to shut down the VMs?

Yes - do you now a better way?

 

[fluke]

Yes - do you now a better way?

Not really, what I can suggest it to include a 'mouse_move' command before executing 'system_powerdown'. Look at this post:

http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm@vger.kernel.org/msg27748.html

 

[screenie]

dear sires,

thank you, i am not a windows guy - so the hint to 'group policy' will point me into the right direction to look for....

 

[giner]

hi,

i have pve 1.4 and 1.5 running linux and windows vm's virtualized with kvm;
when i am rebooting or shutting down the pve server, the linux vm's will be shutdown sucessfully, the windows vm's not - the windows vm's were stopped after some waiting time which results in an 'unexpected shutdown' to the windows vm's;

when i am logged on to the windows vm's with the console and then shutdown or reboot the pve server, the windows vm's also shutdown sucessfully;

so, why will the windows machines not shut down when no one is logged in and what can be done that this will work?

thx

Follow the link: http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/2341-KVM-(Windows)-Backup-in-stop-mode

 

[ib.pl]

Hi,

Try to disable "Turning off the display" (and maybe 'Turning off hard disk" if enabled) in Windows power-saving settings.
Worked for us in W7 and W2008R2 guests (Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Change power-saving settings > ... > set "Never" for diplay and hard disk options).

Regards,
Pawel

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