Fields: Virtual Machine Management
Path: Administration > VM Management
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Image 15-2: Virtual Machine Management |
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The Virtual Machine Management page displays all the VMs in your data center. On this page, you can do the following:
- Search for, filter, and sort VMs (see Searching and sorting VMs).
- Reprovision VMs (see Reprovisioning VMs).
- Migrate VMs to new hypervisors (see Migrating a VM).
- Power VMs on or off (see Powering VMs on/off).
- Drill down to see details about a specific VM (see Viewing VM details).
Lets you narrow your search to a specific field (one of Name, Status, Power, OS, Load, Disk, Memory, Procs, or IP).
Search bar
Lets you specify a term to search in the field (for example, a term that would appear in a VM name or OS). For more information, see Searching and sorting VMs.
For example, if you wanted to see only the VMs that were powered on, you would select "Power" in the Search filter drop-down, then enter "on" in the Search bar.
You should not use the ampersand (&) character in your search.
Sort
Lets you sort the list of VMs by a particular field. Click the field once to sort in ascending alpha-numeric order (
). Click the field again to sort in descending order (
).
Page
(
) Lets you move through pages of VMs.
List of VMs
Displays all your VMs within the data center.
Depending on your permissions, you may only be able to see VMs that belong to you.
The following fields are displayed in this list:
| Field | Description |
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| Name | Name of the VM. |
| Status |
State of the node. One of:
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| Power | One of on or off. |
| OS | Operating system. |
| Load | CPU load. |
| Disk | Total amount of disk space. |
| Memory | Total amount of memory. |
| Procs | Total number of processors. |
| IP | IP address. |
You can select a VM from the list to view its details by double-clicking it. For more information, see Viewing VM details.
Reprovision
Lets you reprovision a VM (or multiple VMs). For more information, see Reprovisioning VMs.
This option is grayed out until you have selected a VM.
Power On
Lets you power a VM (or multiple VMs) on. For more information, see Powering VMs on/off.
This option is grayed out until you have selected a VM.
Power Off
Lets you power a VM (or multiple VMs) off. For more information, see Powering VMs on/off.
This option is grayed out until you have selected a VM.
Migrate
Lets you migrate a VM to a new hypervisor. For more information, see Migrating a VM.
This option is grayed out until you have selected a VM.
Refresh
Lets you refresh the list.
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