When
you choose to restart one or more virtual machines, VM Manager stops
a virtual machine that is already started, and then restarts it; if
a machine is stopped, VM Manager starts it. Once a virtual machine
starts, the resources assigned to the virtual machine are allocated
for its use.
The Restart and Start functions are similar except
the Restart function first stops a virtual machine that is already
started, while the Start function does not (it leaves the started
virtual machine as is). 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). However, if you do
not want the already started machines stopped (you just want the stopped
machines started), use the Start function instead. For information
about the start function, see “Starting Virtual Machines”.
To restart one or more 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 the virtual machines
to restart 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
Restart Virtual Machine... from the VM Manager menu bar. This displays a page similar
to that shown in Figure 4-3.
In the screen example
shown in Figure 4-3, two
virtual machines will be stopped (gracefully) and restarted. A message
indicates that these machines have an active operating system that
should be shut down prior to stopping the virtual machine. The How to Stop options allow you to control whether the virtual
machines are stopped gracefully (the default) or forcefully. For a
description of each stop option, see “Stopping Virtual Machines”.
If you
want to set a forced stop for the machines, click the Forced option;
otherwise, skip to the next step. If all machines are already stopped,
skip to the next step (the How to Stop options
are irrelevant).
As noted, if the OS is running on a virtual machine
that is already started, shut down the OS before initiating the restart
in the next step.
The Command
Preview area shows the commands that Integrity VM will
perform to restart the virtual machines.
Click OK to perform the action.
For information about possible reasons that a virtual machine
might not start, see “Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Problems”.
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