Enabling Autostart on Virtual Machines using the Cockpit UI

Last Updated : Oct 30, 2026 |
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Autostart is disabled on the VMs by default and must be enabled manually for the VMs to start automatically after a reboot of the ASP 130 KVM on RHEL host. Conduct the following steps to enable Autostart on a VM:
  1. Open a web browser to the Cockpit UI https://server_ip_fqdn:9090/ and log in with the custadm credentials.
  2. From the left pane, go to Virtual Machines.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: a screenshot showing the Cockpit navigation pane
  3. Click a VM from the list.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: a screenshot of the Virtual machines pane
  4. Under the Overview section, locate Autostart and toggle it on to enable it.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: a screeshot showing the Autostart toggle
  5. Rerun this procedure for all VMs.