Operating ASM Virtual Machines

Basic operations for Virtual Machines and Hyper-V installed on the ASM are available through the WebUI (ASM Virtual Machines table).

Virtual Machine/Hyper-V Action

Operate Virtual Machine

1. Through the WebUI, access ASM Virtual Machines. See Accessing and Modifying ASM Virtual Machines.
   
   
2. Click the checkbox next to the VM in which you wish to execute an action.
   
   

3. From the menu bar, click Virtual Machine Action.

   Virtual Machine Operations

   

4. From the drop down list, select the desired action.

   VM Basic Operations

   Operation	Effect	VM State after Operation
   Start	Starts the VM. NOTE: The SBA does not need to be running for a VM to be deployed.	Running
   Turn Off	Turns off the VM immediately without going through the full shut down process. When the VM is "Turned off", it is not available in the ASM Virtual Machines table.	Stopped
   Shut Down	Shuts down the VM.	Stopped
   Save	Saves a copy of the current VM image.	Saved
   Pause	Pauses the selected VM.	Paused
   Resume	Returns the VM to Running state (from the Paused stated).	Running
   Reboot	A message confirms the reboot. Once the VM is reboot, it returns to Running state.	Running

   For details on VM states, see Accessing and Modifying ASM Virtual Machines.

Start/Stop Hyper-V

The Hyper-V Action options start/stop Hyper-V services on the host.

1. Through the WebUI, access ASM Virtual Machines. See Accessing and Modifying ASM Virtual Machines.
   
   

2. From the menu bar, click Hyper-V Action.

   Hyper-V Operations

   

3. From the drop down list, select the desired action.

   Hyper-V Operations

   Operation	Effect	VM State after Operation
   Start	Starts Hyper-V services on the host.	Running.
   Stop	Stops Hyper-V from running on the host.	All VMs are stopped and will not appear in the table. Most VMs will need to be manually re-started via Hyper-V Manager.