[virt-tools-list] Win2003 VMs not shuting down

[Bruno Lamps]

Hi,

I just changed the item told by Malte. Will test the machine tonight.

Thanks ;D

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Bruno Santana

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 7:40 AM, Malte Starostik <m-starostik at versanet.de>wrote:

> Am Donnerstag, 30. Juni 2011, 18:37:13 schrieb Phil Meyer:
> > On 06/27/2011 07:13 AM, Bruno Lamps wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have 2 VMs with windows 2003 in production. Twice a week, I backup
> > > these machines, using simple crontab commands. I do something like
> this:
> > >
> > > 01 00 *** root virsh shutdown vm1
> > > 05 00 *** root virsh destroy vm1
> > > 08 00 *** root rsync vm1 path/
> > > 18 00 *** root virsh start vm1
> >
> > If you walk up to a physical 2k3 system when no-one is logged in to the
> > console, and short press the power button, what happens?
> >
> > Nothing.
> >
> > If someone is logged in to the console, the short power press will be
> > received and an orderly shutdown begins.
> >
> > The same is true of Linux based systems with no power management
> > installed.  A short power press does nothing.
> >
> > That is the crux of the problem.  There is no way to 'guarantee' that
> > the operating system of any given VM will respond properly to apic or
> > acpi signals.  They are  'software' dependent.
>
> Right, but if the VM is configured properly, this is not so much of a
> problem.
> For 2k3 and presumably also 2k8 there's a trivial fix: enable the group
> policy
> option "Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on"
> under
> "Computer Configuration" -> "Windows Settings" -> "Security Settings" ->
> "Local
> Policies" -> "Security Options" and the system will react to ACPI
> shutdown/reboot requests no matter if there is someone logged on or not.
>
> Kind regards,
> Malte
>
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