System and method for automated shutdown and startup for a network

A method, comprising:

• determining a first termination time for a virtualization services manager and a plurality of termination times for a plurality of host devices operating in a drilling management network, wherein the virtualization services manager is configured to generate a virtual machine or a software container that implements at least one virtualization service on a network layer that controls at least one drilling operation;
• transmitting, by a shutdown manager, a first time delayed termination command to the virtualization services manager and a plurality of time delayed termination commands to the plurality of host devices, wherein the first time delayed termination command corresponds to the first termination time and the plurality of time delayed termination commands correspond to the plurality of termination times;
• terminating operations at the virtualization services manager based on the first termination time and in response to the shutdown manager terminating operations;
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• terminating operations at the plurality of host devices based on the plurality of termination times and in response to the virtualization services manager terminating operations.

A method, comprising:

• initiating operations at a plurality of virtualization controllers operating on a plurality of host devices automatically in response to the plurality of host devices initiating operations on a drilling management network;
• determining, by a virtualization services manager, a plurality of service initiation times for the plurality of virtualization controllers, wherein the plurality of service initiation times correspond to a plurality of predetermined times after initiation of virtualization services on the drilling management network by the virtualization services manager;
• transmitting, by the virtualization services manager, a plurality of time delayed initiation commands to the plurality of virtualization controllers, wherein the plurality of time delayed initiation commands correspond to the plurality of service initiation times;
• and
• generating one or more virtual machines or one or more software containers that control at least one drilling operation performed by the plurality of host devices.