Physical Machine Actions

When you select a physical machine (PM), some or all of the following action buttons appear, with inactive buttons grayed out, depending on the PM's state and activity.

Caution: Use the Physical Machines page of the ztC Console when you perform maintenance on a PM. Avoid using controls on the computer, because the ztC Console protects the ztC Edge system from most actions that are potentially disruptive.
Commands Description

Identify

Flashes the SYS LED on the node selected beneath Name. See Identifying a Physical Machine.

Work On

Enters a PM into maintenance mode. VMs running on this PM migrate to the other PM, if it exists and is in service. (Otherwise, you are asked to re-confirm the request and then shut down VMs.) When VMs are migrated or shut down, the PM displays running (in Maintenance). See Maintenance Mode.

The following actions are available on some systems after clicking the Work On button, when the PM has entered maintenance mode.

Finalize

Removes a PM from the state running (in Maintenance). See Maintenance Mode.

Shutdown

Shuts down a PM. The PM transitions to off (in Maintenance). See Shutting Down a Physical Machine.

Reboot

Reboots the PM. The PM transitions to preparing for reboot (in Maintenance). See Rebooting a Physical Machine.

Remove

Causes the Stratus Redundant Linux software to delete the PM from the ztC Edge system’s database, so that you can replace the PM or one of its components. See Replacing Physical Machines (Manual).

The following action may be available when a PM has failed or when the Stratus Redundant Linux software has removed a PM from service and powered it off, due to an excessive failure rate.

Recover

Recovers a failed PM. In some cases, the ztC Console displays the state of a failed PM as Unreachable (Syncing/Evacuating…). See Recovering a Failed Physical Machine (Manual).

Related Topics

The ztC Console

Using the ztC Console

The Physical Machines Page