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This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Changing Virtual Machine Power States,”
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“Adding and Removing Virtual Machines,”
on page 137
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“Configure Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown Behavior,”
on page 138
Changing Virtual Machine Power States
The power state of a virtual machine indicates whether the virtual machine is active and functional.
There are several access points for making changes to power states:
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Selecting the virtual machine and the power option from the Inventory > Virtual Machine menu.
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Selecting Power on from the Commands area.
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Selecting the power option from the right-click menu.
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Scheduling a power state change using the Scheduled Tasks button in the navigation bar.
Power on
Powers on the virtual machine and boots the guest operating system if the guest
operating system is installed.
Power off
Powers off the virtual machine. The virtual machine does not attempt to shut
down the guest operating system gracefully.
Suspend
Pauses the virtual machine activity. All virtual machine operations are frozen
until you issue a resume command.
Resume
Allows virtual machine activity to continue and releases the Suspend state.
Reset
Shuts down the guest operating system and restarts it.
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