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You can perform post-provisioning lifecycle management actions on virtual machines (VMs).
These actions are broadly classified into four categories:
VM power management—Power on, power off, pause, resume, shutdown guest, standby, reset, and reboot a VM.
VM resizing—Resize a VM and resize a VM disk.
VM snapshot management—Create a snapshot, revert a snapshot, mark a snapshot as golden, delete a snapshot, and delete all snapshots.
Other VM actions—Create a VM disk, delete a VM disk, repair a VM, add a vNIC, delete a vNIC, save the state of a VM, discard the saved state of a VM, view the VM details, stack view of a VM, assign a VM, assign VM credentials, launch a VM client, and request for inventory collection.
You can manage the power functions on VM that includes actions such as power on, power off, suspend power, reset, or reboot the VM.
You can modify the CPU count and memory for a VM, and optionally choose to enable dynamic memory.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | Expand All Clouds and choose an SCVMM cloud. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the VMs tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Choose the VM
that you want to resize.
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Step 5 | Click Resize VM. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | In the
Resize
VM dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 7 | Click Resize. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | Expand All Clouds and choose an SCVMM cloud. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the VMs tab. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Choose the VM
that you want to resize.
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Step 5 | From the drop-down icon at the top right corner of the VM's table, choose VM Disk Resize. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | In the
Resize VM
Disk dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 7 | Click Resize. |
![]() Note | You can manage the snapshot of the VM that is in the power on state. |
Name | Description |
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Create Snapshot |
Creates a snapshot with a name and description. |
Revert Snapshot |
Reverts back to the most recent snapshot of a VM, thereby bringing the VM back on line. If the VM crashes or malfunctions, you can revert back to the most recent snapshot. You can also select a specific snapshot to revert back to, if there is more than one snapshot. |
Mark Golden |
Marks a snapshot as golden. Marking a snapshot as golden prevents it from being accidentally deleted. The only way to delete a golden snapshot is to unmark the golden snapshot (returning it to a standard snapshot). |
Delete Snapshot |
Deletes a snapshot. |
Delete all Snapshots |
Deletes all snapshots for this VM. You can delete all of your snapshots unless a golden snapshot is present. You have to unmark the golden snapshot first before being able to delete all of your snapshots. |
You can create a snapshot of a VM at any point in time. You can later choose to revert to this snapshot or delete it.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||
Step 2 | Expand All Clouds and choose an SCVMM cloud. | ||||||
Step 3 | Click the VMs tab. | ||||||
Step 4 | From the drop-down icon that appears at the top right corner of the VMs table, choose Create Snapshot. Alternately, right-click the VM and choose Create Snapshot from the drop-down menu. | ||||||
Step 5 | In the
Create
Virtual Machine Snapshot dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 6 | Click Proceed. |
You can mark a snapshot as golden to prevent it from being accidentally deleted. The only way to delete a golden snapshot is to unmark the golden snapshot (returning it to a standard snapshot).
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||
Step 2 | Expand All Clouds and choose an SCVMM cloud. | ||||||
Step 3 | Click the VMs tab. | ||||||
Step 4 | From the drop-down icon that appears at the top right corner of the VMs table, choose Mark Golden Snapshot. | ||||||
Step 5 | In the
Mark
Golden Snapshot dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 6 | Click Proceed. |
Name | Description | ||
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View Details |
Displays the VM details. |
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Assign VM |
Assigns a VM to a group or vDC. You can set the provisioning time, termination time, and label for a VM, and modify the VM category, if needed. |
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Stack View |
Displays a bird's eye view of the VM information categorized by OS, VM, Hypervisor, and Infrastructure. |
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Access VM Credentials |
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Resize VM |
Resizes a VM. You can modify the CPU count, memory, and enable dynamic memory. |
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Inventory Collection Request |
Requests an on-demand inventory collection for a selected VM. You can set the maximum time to wait for the inventory collection. |
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Save State |
Saves the state of the VM. |
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Discard saved state |
Discards a saved state of the VM. |
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Add vNIC |
Adds (or replaces) vNICs to the VM. |
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Delete vNIC |
Deletes a vNIC that you have added to the VM. |
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VM Disk Resize |
Resizes a VM disk. You can specify a new size for a VM disk. |
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Delete VM Disk |
Deletes a selected VM disk. |
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Create VM Disk |
Creates a new VM disk. |
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Repair VM Disk |
Repairs a selected VM disk. This button is available for a failed VM. |
You can assign a VM to a group or vDC, and modify the VM category if needed. The provisioning time, termination time, and VM label can also be assigned.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | Expand All Clouds and choose an SCVMM cloud. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the VMs tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click Assign VM. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | In the
Assign
VM dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 6 | Click Assign. |
You can create a new VM disk for a selected VM. The disk can be either new, or created from an existing hard disk in the library.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | Expand All Clouds and choose an SCVMM cloud. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the VMs tab. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the drop-down icon at the top right corner of the VMs table and choose Create VM Disk. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | In the
Create VM
Disk dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 6 | Click Create. |
Cloning a VM makes a copy of an existing VM in order to make a new VM with similar qualities. Cloning can save you time by keeping the parameters that you want from the VM you are cloning from while making adjustments needed for the new VM. The new name given to the clone is defined in the system policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | Expand All Clouds and choose an SCVMM cloud. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the VMs tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click the drop-down icon at the top right corner of the VMs table and choose Clone. | ||||||||||||
Step 5 | In the Clone VM dialog box, select the group on which you want the VM deployed from the Select Groups field. | ||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Next. | ||||||||||||
Step 7 | In the
Customization Options pane, complete the following
fields:
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Step 8 | Click Next. | ||||||||||||
Step 9 | In the
Deployment Configuration pane, complete the following
fields:
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Step 10 | Click Next. | ||||||||||||
Step 11 | In the
Custom
Specification pane, complete the following fields:
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Step 12 | Click Next. | ||||||||||||
Step 13 | In the
Custom
Workflow pane, if applicable, complete the required fields.
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Step 14 | Click Next. | ||||||||||||
Step 15 | In the
Select VM Networks pane, if applicable, click
the
VM Networks pencil icon to edit a VM network.
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Step 16 | In the Select dialog box, choose one or more clouds that you want associated with the VM. | ||||||||||||
Step 17 | Click Submit. | ||||||||||||
Step 18 | If you checked the
Perform deployment assessment check box, then
review the report of the assessment displayed in the
Deployment Assessment pane.
If this assessment report identifies errors, then you must return to the previous panes and rectify the errors before submitting the request. If the assessment report shows no errors, then click Next. | ||||||||||||
Step 19 | In the
Select
Datastores pane, if applicable, click
Select in the
Select Datastore field to select one or more
datastores to associate with the VM.
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Step 20 | Click Next. | ||||||||||||
Step 21 | Review the cloned VM information in the Summary panel. | ||||||||||||
Step 22 | Click Submit. |
You can add a vNIC to a VM, as well as edit, replace, and delete a vNIC. The available options for a vNIC are determined by the network policy mapped to the vDC that is associated with the VM.
![]() Note | The VM must be powered off to perform vNIC actions. If the VM is in the on state, turn off the power of the VM using the Power Off action. |
Ensure that a network policy is assigned to the VM network. Turn off the power on the VM.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | Expand All Clouds and choose an SCVMM cloud. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the VMs tab. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | Choose a VM that need to be configured with vNICs. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Click the drop-down icon at the top right corner of the VMs table and choose Add vNICs from the drop-down list. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | In the
Add VM
vNICs dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 7 | In the
Add Entry
to VM Networks dialog box, check or uncheck the
Use
DHCP checkbox.
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Step 8 | Click Close. | ||||||||||
Step 9 | Click Submit. |
Ensure that the VM is powered off to perform VM NICs actions. If the VM is in the on state, turn off the power of the VM using the Power Off action.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | Expand All Clouds and choose an SCVMM cloud. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click the VMs tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | Choose the VM to which you want to add a VM NIC. | ||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click the drop-down icon at the top right corner of the VMs table and choose Add NIC from the drop-down list. | ||||||||||||
Step 6 | In the
Add VM
NIC dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 7 | Click Submit. | ||||||||||||
Step 8 | Click OK. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Expand All Clouds and choose an SCVMM cloud. |
Step 3 | Click the VMs tab. |
Step 4 | Choose the VM you want to configure. |
Step 5 | Click the drop-down icon at the top right corner of the VMs table and choose Edit NIC from the drop-down list. |
Step 6 | In the Edit VM NIC dialog box, make the necessary changes. |
Step 7 | Click Submit. |
Step 8 | Click OK. |