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4 Select the device to remove from the drop-down menu.
For example, select USB Device 1 > Disconnect from device name.
The menu shows the device status as Disconnecting.
The device reconnects to the client computer and is available to add to another virtual machine. In some
cases, Windows Explorer detects the device and opens a dialog box on the client computer. You can close
this dialog box.
Manage Power Management Settings for a Virtual Machine
You can set the power options so that a virtual machine is suspended or remains powered on when the
guest operating system is placed on standby.
Power Management options are not available on every guest operating system. Wake on LAN supports
only Windows guest operating systems and is not available on Vlance NICs, or when a Flexible NIC is
operating in Vlance mode (that is, the current VMware Tools are not installed on the guest operating
system).
Wake on LAN can resume virtual machines that are in an S1 sleep state only. It cannot resume suspended,
hibernated, or powered off virtual machines.
The following NICs support Wake on LAN:
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Flexible (VMware Tools required).
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vmxnet
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Enhanced vmxnet
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vmxnet 3
Prerequisites
You must power off the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client inventory, right-click the virtual machine and select Edit Settings.
2 Click the Options tab and expand Power Management.
3 Select a power option.
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Suspend the virtual machine
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Put the guest OS into standby mode and leave the virtual machine powered on
4 (Optional) Select Wake on LAN for virtual machine traffic on and select the virtual NICs to trigger this
action.
Unsupported NICs might be listed, but are unavailable to connect.
5 Click OK to save your changes.
Configure the Virtual Machine Power States
Changing virtual machine power states is useful when you do maintenance on the host. You can use the
system default settings for the toolbar power controls or you can configure the controls to interact with the
guest operating system. For example, you can configure the stop button on the toolbar to power off the
virtual machine or shut down the guest operating system.
You can modify many virtual machine configurations while the virtual machine is running, but you might
need to change the virtual machine power state for some configurations.
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