The host controller should save which server is currently up and running. This would allow the host controller to bring up all previously running instances on a restart.

The idea is to support the same behavior that other application server (i.e WebLogic) supports.
If a server is started or stopped during the lifetime of the DC/HC it should be in the same state after shutdown the DC/HC or a system crash.

This can be achieved by an optional flag 'set-auto-start-on-start-stop' where the default is false which is the current behaviour.
If set to true, a start of the server instance will set auto-start=true and a stop auto-start=false.

If the server should not be started after a crash for any reason, this can be simple done by setting auto-start=false within the configuration, after starting the server the flag will be set b/c of the 'set-auto-start-on-start-stop' flag.