Boot Options
You can control a virtual machine’s boot behavior by setting the
VirtualMachineConfigSpec.bootOptions
property. The VirtualMachineBootOptions
data object in that property allows you to specify the following properties:- bootDelay– Delay before starting the boot sequence, in milliseconds.
- bootRetryDelay– Delay before a boot retry, in milliseconds. This property is only considered if thebootRetryEnabledproperty is set totrue.
- bootRetryEnabled– If set totrue, a virtual machine that fails to boot tries again after thebootRetryDelaytime period has elapsed.
- enterBIOSSetup– If set totrue, the virtual machine enters BIOS setup the next time it boots. The virtual machine resets this flag tofalseso subsequent boots proceed normally.