HP Integrity Virtual Server Manager 6.3 User Guide

NOTE: The modified value appears when the virtual machine is started the next time.
Starting VMs
Starting a VM starts the virtual hardware for the VM. The VM enters an On state (powered on).
The Start and Restart functions are similar except the Start function does not stop and restart a VM
that is already started (it leaves the started machine as is), while the Restart function does. Use
Restart instead of Start when you have several VMs that you want newly started, some which are
already started and some currently stopped. The Restart function takes care of all the VMs (in
contrast, the Start function does not restart the already started machines). If you do not want the
already started machines stopped and restarted (you just want the stopped machines started), use
the Start function instead. For information about restarting VMs, see “Restarting VMs” (page 95).
NOTE: You cannot start a VM that is currently migrating online. You must wait until migration
completes. If the selected VM has migrated to another VSP (the target), the VM (on the source VSP)
is in the Not Runnable state: you cannot start a VM in this state.
To start one or more selected VMs, perform the following steps.
1. From the VSP General tab, select the VSP Virtual Servers tab (or any tab that allows you to
select one or more VMs).
2. Select one or more VMs to start by clicking the appropriate check boxes.
Alternatively, you can access the VM Properties view, in which case no selection is necessary;
the VM being viewed is implicitly selected.
3. Select Tools→Start Virtual Machine... from the Integrity Virtual Server Manager menu bar. A
page similar to that shown in Figure 64 is displayed.
Figure 64 Start Virtual Machine page
4. In the example shown in Figure 64, one VM will be started. The Note column indicates that
one of the selected VM is already started. The Command Preview area shows the commands
that Integrity VM will perform to start the VM.
Click OK to start the VM.
When a VM is started, it is in the On state (powered on). You can then perform the functions you
want.
NOTE: Depending on the settings in the VM's Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), starting a VM
might not boot the operating system. For more information, see “Creating VMs” (page 83).
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