User manual
Table Of Contents
- VMware vCloud Air User's Guide
- Contents
- About vCloud Air
- Use the vCloud Air Web Console
- About Virtual Data Centers
- Create a Virtual Data Center
- View Virtual Data Center Details in vCloud Air
- Manage Resource Allocation for a Virtual Data Center
- Manage Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
- Lock a Virtual Data Center
- Unlock a Virtual Data Center
- Set a Limit on Number of Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
- Change Virtual Data Center Name or Description
- Delete a Virtual Data Center
- About Gateways and Networks
- Basic Management for Virtual Machines
- About Virtual Machine Monitoring
- Advanced Management for Virtual Machines
- Data Protection Service
- Features of the Data Protection Service
- About Data Protection Policies
- Reporting and Storage Use
- Billing for the Data Protection Service
- Ways to Restore Virtual Machines
- Enable Data Protection for a Virtual Data Center
- Update the Data Protection Policy for a Virtual Data Center
- Add a Backup Policy for a vApp
- Run a Manual Backup
- Restore a Virtual Machine from a Backup
- Restore a Deleted vApp
- Delete a Backup Image
- Disaster Recovery in vCloud Air
- Storage in vCloud Air
- About Snapshots
- vCloud Air User Management
- Technical Support
- Index
Power On a Virtual Machine
Powering on a virtual machine is the equivalent of powering on a physical machine.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have end user or virtual infrastructure administrator privileges.
Procedure
1 In My Virtual Machines, select the virtual machine.
2 Click Power On.
Suspend a Virtual Machine
Suspending a virtual machine preserves its current state.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have end user or virtual infrastructure administrator privileges.
Procedure
1 In My Virtual Machines, select the virtual machine.
2 Verify that the virtual machine is powered on.
3 In the See More drop-down menu, select Suspend.
The virtual machine is suspended.
Reset a Virtual Machine
Resetting a virtual machine clears the state of memory, cache, and so on, but the virtual machine continues
to run.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have end user or virtual infrastructure administrator privileges.
Procedure
1 In My Virtual Machines, select the virtual machine.
2 Verify that the virtual machine is powered on.
3 In the See More drop-down menu, select Reset.
The virtual machine is reset.
Delete a Virtual Machine
You can delete virtual machines. Deleting a virtual machine frees all resources allocated to it and deletes any
associated snapshot.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have end user or virtual infrastructure administrator privileges.
Procedure
1 In My Virtual Machines, select the virtual machine.
Chapter 3 Basic Management for Virtual Machines
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