Specifications

Administration Guide
158 VMware, Inc.
Similarly,!when!you!power!off!the!virtual!machine,!you!can!shut!down!the!guest!
operating!system,!which!gracefully!closes!applications!and!shuts!the!guest!operating!
system!down,!or!turn!off!the!virtual!machine,!which!is!the!same!as!pressing!the!power!
button!on!a!physical!computer.
All!the!power!options!are!
available!on!the!Power!menu.!Each!menu!item!corresponds!
to!a!button!on!the!toolbar!and!opens!a!submenu!containing!the!associated!options.!The!
menu!items!may!not!be!available,!depending!upon!the!current!power!state!of!the!
virtual!machine.!For!example,!if!the!virtual!machine!is!powered!off,!you!cannot
!select!
any!power!off,!suspend,!resume,!or!reset!options.
From!a!remote!console,!choose!from!the!following!options!when!powering!on!a!virtual!
machine:
! Power!On!Virtual!Machine!–!Powers!on!the!virtual!machine!in!the!remote!console.!
This!is!the!same!as!clicking!the!Power!On!button!on!the!toolbar.!
! Power!On!Then!Run!Script!–!Powers!on!the!virtual!machine!in!a!remote!console,!
and!executes!the!associated!script.!
Options for Powering Off a Virtual Machine
Choose!from!the!following!options!when!powering!off!a!virtual!machine:
! Power!Off!Virtual!Machine!–!Powers!off!the!virtual!machine.!This!is!similar!to!
turning!off!a!physical!computer!by!pressing!its!power!button,!so!any!programs!
running!in!the!virtual!machine!can!be!adversely!affected.!Click!the!Power!Off!
button!on!the!toolbar!to!power!off!the!virtual!machine.!
! Shut!Down!Guest!Operating!System!–!Gracefully!shuts!down!the!guest!operating!
system!and,!if!the!guest!operating!system!supports!Advanced!Power!Management,!
powers!off!the!virtual!machine.!If!a!script!is!associated!with!this!power!operation,!
it!executes!after!the!shut!down!begins.!This!is!the!same!as!choosing!Start
!>!Shut!
Down!>!Shut!Down!in!a!Windows!operating!system!or!issuing!a!shutdown!
command!in!a!Linux!operating!system.!
Options for Suspending a Virtual Machine
Choose!from!the!following!options!when!suspending!a!virtual!machine:
! Run!Script!Then!Suspend!–!Executes!the!associated!script,!and!suspends!the!
virtual!machine.!This!is!the!same!as!clicking!Suspend!on!the!toolbar,!unless!a!script!
is!not!associated!with!suspending!a!virtual!machine.
! Suspend!Virtual!Machine!–!Suspends!the!virtual!machine.