Specifications

Administration Guide
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! Power!On/Resume!–!Powers!on!a!stopped!virtual!machine!or!resumes!a!
suspended!virtual!machine!without!running!a!script.!
! Reset!–!Resets!the!virtual!machine!immediately!without!running!a!script.!You!can!
also!press!the!reset!button.
! Unregister!Virtual!Machine!–!Unregisters!the!virtual!machine.!The!virtual!
machine!no!longer!appears!on!the!Status!Monitor!so!it!cannot!be!managed!or!
accessed.!See!“Registering!and!Unregistering!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 145.
! Delete!Virtual!Machine!–!Lets!you!delete!a!virtual!machine!or!its!configuration,!
provided!the!virtual!machine!is!powered!off.!See!“Deleting!a!Virtual!Machine!
Using!the!VMware!Management!Interface”!on!page 136.
Changing the Power State of a Virtual Machine
Depending!upon!your!permissions,!you!can!change!the!power!state!of!the!virtual!
machine!in!the!management!interface.!Your!permissions!are!listed!in!the!Users!and!
Events!tab!for!the!virtual!machine.!See!“Viewing!a!List!of!Connected!Users”!on!
page 129.
To!change!the!virtual!machine’s!power!state,!click!the!button!
that!indicates!the!virtual!
machine’s!current!power!state.!A!popup!menu!displays!the!buttons!described!in!
Table 3‐1.
Table 3-1. Virtual Machine Power State Buttons
Button Description
Shuts!down!the!guest!operating!system!and!powers!off!the!virtual!machine.!
VMware!ESX!Server!closes!open!applications!and!shuts!down!the!guest!operating!
system!before!powering!off!the!virtual!machine.!VMware!Tools!executes!the!script!
associated!with!this!power!state!change,!if!any.!When!this!icon!is!red,!the!
virtual!
machine!is!powered!off.!
Suspends!a!running!virtual!machine!or!resumes!a!suspended!virtual!machine.!
VMware!Tools!executes!the!script!associated!with!this!power!state!change,!if!any.!
When!this!icon!is!amber,!the!virtual!machine!is!suspended.!
Powers!on!a!stopped!virtual!machine!or!resumes!a!suspended!virtual!machine.
!
VMware!Tools!executes!the!script!associated!with!this!power!state!change,!if!any.!
When!this!icon!is!green,!the!virtual!machine!is!running.!
Restarts!a!guest!operating!system.!VMware!ESX!Server!closes!any!open!
applications!and!shuts!down!the!guest!operating!system!before!restarting!the!
guest!operating!system.