= vCenter Scheduled Task = **Summary**: How to schedule a task in vCenter to start a Virtual Machine. \\ **Date**: Around 2012 \\ **Refactor**: 29 April 2025: Checked links and formatting. \\ {{tag>vmware}} How to schedule a task in vCenter to start a Virtual Machine: * Logon to vCenter -> Tasks & Events -> Scheduled Tasks * Click on the "New" button * In the "Schedule Task" dialog select the "Change the VM power state" * In the "Change a Virtual Machine's Power State" dialog: * Select the virtual machine * Select the required Power Operation (Power on) * Note that it's possible to select a specific host to power on the virtual machine on. * Give a task name and description and set the the frequency (once - later - 20:00 - today) * Fill in the email addresses to notify after task completion = Scheduled Tasks Options = These are the options available when scheduling a task: * Change the VM power state * Clone a virtual machine * Deploy a virtual machine * Migrate a virtual machine * Create a virtual machine * Create a snapshot of a virtual machine * Add a host * Change cluster power settings * Change resource pool or VM resource settings * Check compliance for a profile * Scan for Updates * Remediate = Tasks Policies = The vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi hosts adhere to certain rules when managing tasks in the system. \\ vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi hosts use the following rules to process tasks: * The user performing the task in the vSphere Client must have the correct permissions on the relevant objects. After a scheduled task is created, it will be performed even if the user no longer has permission to perform the task. * When the operations required by manual tasks and scheduled tasks conflict, the activity due first is started first. * When a virtual machine or host is in an incorrect state to perform any activity, manual or scheduled, vCenter Server or the ESX/ESXi host does not perform the task. A message is recorded in the log. * When an object is removed from the vCenter Server or the ESX/ESXi host, all associated tasks are also removed. * The vSphere Client and vCenter Server system use UTC time to determine the start time of a scheduled task. This ensures vSphere Client users in different time zones see the task scheduled to run at their local time. * Events are logged in the event log at start and completion of a task. Any errors that occur during a task are also recorded in the event log. > Note: Do not schedule multiple tasks to be performed at the same time on the same object. The results are unpredictable. //This wiki has been made possible by://