VMware 4817V62 Administration Guide - Page 134

vSphere Basic System Administration Figure 12-2. vSphere Components with a vCenter Server System vSphere Client vSphere Client vSphere Client vSphere Client vSphere Client vCenter Server vCenter database vCenter Agent VM VM VM ESX/ESXi host vCenter Agent VM VM VM ESX/ESXi host vCenter Agent VM VM VM ESX/ESXi host datastore shared datastore This chapter includes the following topics: n "Changing Virtual Machine Power States," on page 134 n "Adding and Removing Virtual Machines," on page 137 n "Configure Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown Behavior," on page 138 Changing Virtual Machine Power States The power state of a virtual machine indicates whether the virtual machine is active and functional. There are several access points for making changes to power states: n Selecting the virtual machine and the power option from the Inventory > Virtual Machine menu. n Selecting Power on from the Commands area. n Selecting the power option from the right-click menu. n Scheduling a power state change using the Scheduled Tasks button in the navigation bar. Power on Power off Suspend Resume Reset Powers on the virtual machine and boots the guest operating system if the guest operating system is installed. Powers off the virtual machine. The virtual machine does not attempt to shut down the guest operating system gracefully. Pauses the virtual machine activity. All virtual machine operations are frozen until you issue a resume command. Allows virtual machine activity to continue and releases the Suspend state. Shuts down the guest operating system and restarts it. 134 VMware, Inc.