According to 5.0 documentation, virtual machine startup and shutdown is not supported in an HA cluster: That said, can you combine these virtual machines in a vApp and use the Start Order feature to accomplish this automation? Is this a supported configuration for vSphere 5.5?
We understand that the disks for the individual vm's must not be split between datastores. Does this mean that all disks for a vApp must reside on the same datastore? Also any other caveats to be aware of such as using vMotion or entering Maintenance mode with this vApps? Thank you.