Pause a VM - SCVMM

Pausing a VM suspends execution of the VM and keeps all VM state in memory.

1. In the SA Client, select the Virtualization tab to display your virtualization inventory.
2. Navigate to the VM you want to pause.
3. Select the desired VM and right-click or select the Actions menu. Select VM Power > Pause to display the Run Power Control window.
4. Run Power Control: Verify the VM you want to pause, then select Next. Or you can select Start Job to accept the remaining defaults and run the job.
5. Scheduling: Select when you want the pause job to run, then select Next.
6. Notifications: Optionally enter a notifier, then select Next.
7. Job Status: Select the Start Job or Schedule Job button. This runs the job or schedules it to be run in the future and displays the Job ID number in the window banner. You can use the Job ID number to look up the job under the Jobs and Sessions tab.

   When the job runs, it pauses the VM and displays the results.

Use Power On to resume a paused VM. For more information, see Power on/off a VM - vCenter and SCVMM .