Cisco Catalyst Center 3.1.x on ESXi Deployment Guide

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Enable VM restart priority

Updated: March 18, 2026

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Overview

Explains how to configure VMware vSphere HA settings to ensure the VM is prioritized during an HA failover.

If VMware vSphere HA is enabled in your environment, complete this procedure to ensure that the VM of the virtual appliance is prioritized to power on first during an HA failover.

Procedure

1.

In the vSphere Client's navigation pane, click the HA cluster.
2.

Click the Configure tab.
3.

Choose Configuration > VM Overrides and then click Add.
4.

Click the virtual machine you want to apply overrides to and then click OK.
5.

In the vSphere HA area, VM Restart Priority field, perform these steps:

  1. Check the Override check box.

  2. From the drop-down list, choose High.
6.

Click Finish.