Virtual Machine States and Activities
A virtual machine (VM) can have the following states and activities, during which only certain actions are enabled.
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The 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. A VM remains in the booting state until the system detects network activity from the guest operating system, at which point the VM enters the running state. If a VM fails to enter the running state, open a console window to the VM and verify that the network settings in the guest operating system are correct. If you recently imported or migrated the VM from another system, see any OS-specific procedures or troubleshooting information in Importing an OVF or OVA File or Migrating a Physical Machine or Virtual Machine to a System. |
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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. |
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