Starting
a virtual machine starts the virtual hardware for the virtual machine.
The virtual machine enters an On state (powered on).
The Start and Restart functions are similar except
the Start function does not stop and restart a virtual machine that
is already started (it leaves the started machine as is), while the
Restart function does. Use Restart instead of Start when you have
several virtual machines that you want newly started, some which are
already started and some currently stopped. The Restart function takes
care of all the virtual machines (in contrast, the Start function
does not restart the already started machines). If you do not want
the already started machines stopped and restarted (you just want
the stopped machines started), use the Start function instead. For
information about restarting virtual machines, see “Restarting Virtual Machines”.
To start one or more selected virtual machines,
perform the following steps.
From the VM
Host General tab, select the VM Host Virtual
Machines tab (or any tab that allows you to select one
or more virtual machines).
Select one or more virtual
machines to start by clicking the appropriate check boxes.
Alternatively, you can access the VM Properties view,
in which case no selection is necessary; the virtual machine being
viewed is implicitly selected.
Select Tools
Start Virtual Machine... from the VM Manager menu bar. A page similar to that
shown in Figure 4-1 is displayed.
In the example shown in Figure 4-1, two virtual machines
will be started. A note near the bottom of the screen indicates that
two of the selected virtual machines are already started. The Command Preview area shows the commands that Integrity
VM will perform to start the virtual machine.
Click OK to start the virtual machine.
When a virtual machine is started, it is in the On state (powered on). You can then perform the
functions you want.
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Once a virtual machine is started, the resources
assigned to the virtual machine are allocated for its use. The VM
Host ensures that the resources required by the virtual machine are
available in the current VM Host system environment. If the virtual
machine cannot be started, VM Manager displays messages indicating
which resources cannot currently be provided.
For information about possible reasons that a
virtual machine might not start, see “Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Problems”.
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