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Managing Virtual Machines 10
You can manage individual virtual machines or a group of virtual machines that belongs to a host or cluster.
You can install the Client Integration Plug-in to access the virtual machine's console. From the console, you
can change the guest operating system settings, use applications, browse the file system, monitor system
performance, and so on. Use snapshots to capture the state of the virtual machine at the time you take the
snapshot.
To migrate virtual machines using cold or hot migration, including vMotion, vMotion in environments
without shared storage, and Storage vMotion, see the vCenter Server and Host Management documentation.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Edit Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown Settings,” on page 185
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“Install the Client Integration Plug-In,” on page 187
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“Using a Virtual Machine Remote Console,” on page 187
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“Open the HTML 5 Remote Console,” on page 188
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“Install the VMware Remote Console Application,” on page 188
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“Using the VMware Remote Console Application,” on page 189
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“Adding and Removing Virtual Machines,” on page 189
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“Change the Template Name,” on page 191
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“Deleting Templates,” on page 191
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“Using Snapshots To Manage Virtual Machines,” on page 192
Edit Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown Settings
You can configure virtual machines running on an ESXi host to start up and shut down with the host or
after a delay. You can also set the default timing and startup order for virtual machines. This way, the
operating system has enough time to save data when the host enters maintenance mode or is being powered
off for another reason.
The Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown (automatic startup) setting is disabled for all virtual machines
residing on hosts that are in a vSphere HA cluster. Automatic startup is not supported with vSphere HA.
NOTE You can also create a scheduled task to change the power settings for a virtual machine. See vCenter
Server and Host Management.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the host where the virtual machine is located.
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