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Virtual Machine States and Activities

A virtual machine (VM) can have the following states and activities, during which only certain actions are enabled.

State Activity Enabled Actions Description

installing

 

everRun software is installing the boot volume for a new VM.

stopped

Start
Config
Snapshot
Boot From CD
Remove

VM has been shut down or powered off.

booting

Console
Power Off

VM is starting.

running

Console
Snapshot
Shutdown
Power Off

VM is operating normally on redundant physical machines

running

Console
Shutdown
Power Off

VM is operating normally, but is not running on fully redundant resources.

stopping

Power Off
Remove

VM is being shut down in response to the Shutdown action, or shut down because the remaining physical machine is transitioning into maintenance mode.

crashed

 

VM crashed and is restarting. If enabled, e-Alerts and support notification messages are sent.

crashed

 

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

The Virtual Machines Page

Using the everRun Availability Console

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