Managing Virtual Machines

Manage a virtual machine (VM) to control its operation, provision its resources, or configure its guest operating systems and applications.

You can view and manage VMs on the Virtual Machines page of the ztC Edge Console, which you access as described in Virtual Machines Page. To perform specific management tasks, see the following topics.

To manage the operational state of a VM, see:

• Starting a Virtual Machine
• Shutting Down a Virtual Machine
• Powering Off a Virtual Machine
• Opening a Virtual Machine Console Session
• Renaming a Virtual Machine
• Removing a Virtual Machine

To display information about a VM, use the snmptable command (see Obtaining System Information with snmptable).

To create or configure a VM, see:

• Planning Virtual Machine Resources (virtual CPUs, memory, storage, and networks)
• Creating and Migrating Virtual Machines
• Managing Virtual CDs
• Configuring Windows-based Virtual Machines
• Configuring Linux-based Virtual Machines
• Managing Virtual Machine Resources

To attach a USB device to a VM, see Attaching a USB Device to a Virtual Machine.

To complete advanced tasks, see:

• Assigning a Specific MAC Address to a Virtual Machine
• Selecting a Preferred PM for a Virtual Machine
• Changing the Protection Level for a Virtual Machine (HA or FT)
• Configuring the Boot Sequence for Virtual Machines
• Resetting MTBF for a Failed Virtual Machine

The local-user role of VM Manager can perform many of these tasks. Specifically, the VM Manager can:

• Perform tasks of the available function buttons and actions on the Virtual Machines Page.
• View all available tabs on the Virtual Machines Page.
• Create and delete VCDs from the Virtual CDs Page.

For information on assigning the role of VM Manager, see Managing Local User Accounts.