HP Systems Insight Manager User Manual

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1.

From the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) All Systems page, click the virtual machine host or
the virtual machine guest to access the System Page.

2.

Click Launch Remote Console.

Related procedures

Virtual machine controls - Starting or resuming virtual machine guests

Virtual machine controls - Shutting down or stopping virtual machine guests

Virtual machine controls - Suspending virtual machine guests

Virtual machine controls - Resetting or restarting virtual machine guests

Related topics

System Page

System tab for virtual machine guests

Virtual machine guest performance

Virtual machine controls - Starting or resuming virtual machine guests

NOTE:

A virtual machine guest can only be started or resumed if it is currently stopped, shut down, or

paused.

To start or resume a virtual machine guest from the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) toolbar:

1.

From the All Systems page, select the virtual machine guests to be suspended or paused.

2.

Select Deploy

Virtual MachineStart Virtual Machine.

3.

Verify the target system, and click Next. Virtual machine source information appears.

4.

Confirm the details, and then click Schedule or Run Now. See

“Scheduling a task”

for more information

on scheduling a task.

To start or resume a virtual machine guest from the virtual machine host of guest System Page:

1.

Click Start/Resume.

2.

Verify the target system, and click OK when prompted.

If the virtual machine guest is currently stopped or paused, the guest is started or resumed. If the virtual
machine guest is currently suspended to disk (only possible with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005), selecting
Resume Virtual Machine Guest

restores the virtual machine guest to the previous state and powers on the

virtual machine guest.

When the power-on process is complete, the status is updated to a Normal. The Start button is displayed,
and the Shutdown/Stop, Pause, and Reset buttons are enabled.

If a virtual machine guest becomes stuck during the start process, the HP ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine
Management Pack displays User Intervention and the status is updated to Major.

Related procedures

Virtual machine controls - Launching the remote console

Virtual machine controls - Shutting down or stopping virtual machine guests

Virtual machine controls - Suspending virtual machine guests

Virtual machine controls - Resetting or restarting virtual machine guests

Related topics

System Page

System tab for virtual machine guests

Virtual machine guest performance

Virtual machine controls - Resetting or restarting virtual machine guests

To reset or restart a virtual machine guest from the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) toolbar:

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