diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/consoleproxy/ConsoleProxyManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/consoleproxy/ConsoleProxyManagerImpl.java
index e6c0a8da6ecf..e9cf926ac5a7 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/consoleproxy/ConsoleProxyManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/consoleproxy/ConsoleProxyManagerImpl.java
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ public ConsoleProxyVO doAssignProxy(long dataCenterId, long vmId) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        if (vm != null && vm.getState() != State.Running) {
+        if (vm != null && vm.getState() != State.Starting && vm.getState() != State.Running) {
             if (s_logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
-                s_logger.info("Detected that vm : " + vmId + " is not currently at running state, we will fail the proxy assignment for it");
+                s_logger.info("Detected that vm : " + vmId + " is not currently in starting or running state, we will fail the proxy assignment for it");
             }
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/setup/router.sh b/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/setup/router.sh
index f41e57e63750..2a8a4ad5d56a 100755
--- a/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/setup/router.sh
+++ b/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/setup/router.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ setup_router() {
     then
       log_it "Reloading udev for new udev NIC assignment"
       udevadm control --reload-rules && udevadm trigger
+      if [ "$HYPERVISOR" == "vmware" ]; then
+          sync
+          reboot
+      fi
     fi
   fi
 
diff --git a/ui/scripts/instances.js b/ui/scripts/instances.js
index 1a2a6409ccaa..f33aac027ff0 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/instances.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/instances.js
@@ -3292,6 +3292,9 @@
             allowedActions.push("resetSSHKeyForVirtualMachine");
         } else if (jsonObj.state == 'Starting') {
             //  allowedActions.push("stop");
+            if (isAdmin()) {
+                allowedActions.push("viewConsole");
+            }
         } else if (jsonObj.state == 'Error') {
             allowedActions.push("destroy");
         } else if (jsonObj.state == 'Expunging') {
diff --git a/ui/scripts/system.js b/ui/scripts/system.js
index ef944d958dbb..b568d49fe72e 100755
--- a/ui/scripts/system.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/system.js
@@ -22140,6 +22140,10 @@
 
             if (isAdmin())
             allowedActions.push("migrate");
+        } else if (jsonObj.state == 'Starting') {
+            if (isAdmin()) {
+                allowedActions.push("viewConsole");
+            }
         } else if (jsonObj.state == 'Stopped') {
             allowedActions.push("start");
 
@@ -22157,10 +22161,13 @@
 
         if (jsonObj.state == 'Running') {
             allowedActions.push("stop");
-
             allowedActions.push("viewConsole");
             if (isAdmin())
             allowedActions.push("migrate");
+        } else if (jsonObj.state == 'Starting') {
+            if (isAdmin()) {
+                allowedActions.push("viewConsole");
+            }
         } else if (jsonObj.state == 'Stopped') {
             allowedActions.push("start");
         }
@@ -22184,6 +22191,10 @@
             allowedActions.push("viewConsole");
             if (isAdmin())
             allowedActions.push("migrate");
+        } else if (jsonObj.state == 'Starting') {
+            if (isAdmin()) {
+                allowedActions.push("viewConsole");
+            }
         } else if (jsonObj.state == 'Stopped') {
             allowedActions.push("start");