Power on Virtual
Machine Action
To start one or
more virtual machines that are in a powered off state, use the Power On VM
action. You power on a virtual machine so that you can shift resources. For
example, power on a machine so that you can use it, run applications, or verify
that actions that were run on already powered down machines contribute to
improved performance.
How the Action
Works
The Power On VM action powers
on virtual machines that are powered off. The action does not affect virtual
machines that are currently powered on.
If the target virtual machine
is already powered on, the task status reports success for the machine even
though the state of the virtual machine did not change.
Where You Run the
Action
For the supported objects and object levels, this
action is available in the following locations in
VMware Aria
Operations
: - Embedded just below the top menu.
- From the left menu click, select an object, click theDetailstab, and clickViews.
- From the left menu click. Select an object, click theEnvironmenttab, and select an object in the list view.
- From the left menu click. Select an object, click theEnvironmenttab, and select an object in the list view.
- In configured alert recommendations.
- In the Object List and Topology Graph dashboard widgets.
Action Options
To ensure that you are taking
the right action, review the following information .
Option
| Description |
---|---|
Selected objects | Check box indicates whether
the action is applied to the object. To not run the action on one or more
objects, deselect the associated check boxes. This option is available when two
or more objects are selected.
|
Name | Name of the virtual machine as
it appears in the environment inventory.
|
Power State | Indicates whether the virtual
machine is powered on or powered off.
|
Host | Name of the host on which the
virtual machine is running.
|
Adapter Instance | Name of the VMware Adapter as
it is configured in VMware Aria
Operations .
The adapter manages the communication with the vCenter Server instance. |
After you click
OK
, the next dialog
box provides the task ID and a link to the task list.
Option
| Description
|
---|---|
Recent Tasks
| To view the status of the job and verify
that the job finished, click
Recent
Tasks .
|
OK
| To close the dialog box without further
action, click
OK .
|