Manage VM power

You can perform the following tasks to manage VM power:

Restrictions and guidelines

Start a VM

  1. On the top navigation bar, click VMs. If multiple clusters exist in the system, you must also select a cluster from the left navigation pane.

  1. Select a VM, and then click Start on the VM tile, or select a VM from the navigation pane to enter the VM overview page, and then click Start.

  1. In the dialog box that opens, click OK.

Shut down a VM

  1. On the top navigation bar, click VMs. If multiple clusters exist in the system, you must also select a cluster from the left navigation pane.

  1. Select a VM, and then click Shut Down on the VM tile, or select a VM from the navigation pane to enter the VM overview page, and then click Shut Down.

  1. In the dialog box that opens, click OK.

Power off a VM

  1. On the top navigation bar, click VMs. If multiple clusters exist in the system, you must also select a cluster from the left navigation pane.

  1. Select a VM, click More on the VM tile, and then select Power Off, or select a VM from the navigation pane to enter the VM overview page, and then click Power Off.

  1. In the dialog box that opens, click OK.

Suspend a VM

  1. On the top navigation bar, click VMs. If multiple clusters exist in the system, you must also select a cluster from the left navigation pane.

  1. Select a VM, click More on the VM tile, and then select Suspend, or select a VM from the navigation pane to enter the VM overview page, click More Actions, and then select Suspend.

  1. In the dialog box that opens, click OK.

Restore a VM

  1. On the top navigation bar, click VMs. If multiple clusters exist in the system, you must also select a cluster from the left navigation pane.

  1. Select a VM, click More on the VM tile, and then select Resume, or select a VM from the navigation pane to enter the VM overview page, click More Actions, and then select Resume.

  1. In the dialog box that opens, click OK.

Hibernate a VM

  1. On the top navigation bar, click VMs. If multiple clusters exist in the system, you must also select a cluster from the left navigation pane.

  1. Select a VM, click More on the VM tile, and then select Hibernate, or select a VM from the navigation pane to enter the VM overview page, click More Actions, and then select Hibernate.

  1. In the dialog box that opens, click OK.

Restart a VM

  1. On the top navigation bar, click VMs. If multiple clusters exist in the system, you must also select a cluster from the left navigation pane.

  1. Select a VM, click More on the VM tile, and then select Restart, or select a VM from the navigation pane to enter the VM overview page, click More Actions, and then select Restart.

  1. In the dialog box that opens, click OK.