A virtual machine (VM) can have the following states and activities, during which only certain actions are enabled.
| State | Activity | Enabled Actions | Description | 
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                         everRun software is installing the boot volume for a new VM.  | 
                
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                         Start  | 
                    
                         VM has been shut down or powered off.  | 
                
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                         Console  | 
                    
                         VM is starting.  | 
                
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                         Console  | 
                    
                         VM is operating normally on redundant physical machines  | 
                
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                         Console  | 
                    
                         VM is operating normally, but is not running on fully redundant resources.  | 
                
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                         Power Off  | 
                    
                         VM is being shut down in response to the Shutdown action, or shut down because the remaining physical machine is transitioning into maintenance mode.  | 
                
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                         VM crashed and is restarting. If enabled, e-Alerts and support notification messages are sent.  | 
                
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                         VM crashed too many times and exceeded its MTBF threshold. The VM is left in a crashed state until Reset Device is clicked. See Resetting MTBF for a Failed Virtual Machine.  | 
                
Related Topics
Managing the Operation of a Virtual Machine
Using the everRun Availability Console
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