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Working with Virtual Machines 8
Virtual machines have a guest operating system on which you can install and run any software supported
by that operating system. In vCloud Director, you can install VMware Tools, insert DVDs and floppy disks,
and remotely connect to virtual machines.
These are the most basic operations that you can do on a virtual machine.
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Power On, which is equal to powering on a physical machine.
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Power Off, which is equal to powering off a physical machine.
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Suspend, where the CPU of a deployed virtual machine is frozen. You can suspend a machine when
you need to leave a virtual machine but do not want to lose its current state.
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Reset, which power cycles the virtual machine.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Open a Virtual Machine Console,” on page 92
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“Power On a Virtual Machine,” on page 92
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“Power Off a Virtual Machine,” on page 92
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“Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine,” on page 93
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“Suspend a Virtual Machine,” on page 93
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“Resume a Suspended Virtual Machine,” on page 93
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“Discard the Suspended State of a Virtual Machine,” on page 93
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“Insert a CD/DVD,” on page 94
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“Eject a CD/DVD,” on page 94
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“Insert a Floppy,” on page 94
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“Eject a Floppy,” on page 95
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“Upgrade the Virtual Hardware Version for a Virtual Machine,” on page 95
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“Connect Remotely to a Virtual Machine,” on page 95
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“Create a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine,” on page 96
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“Revert a Virtual Machine to a Snapshot,” on page 96
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“Remove a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine,” on page 96
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“Copy or Move a Virtual Machine to a vApp,” on page 96
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“Delete a Virtual Machine,” on page 97
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