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Power on/off a VM - vCenter and SCVMM

  1. In the SA Client, select the Virtualization tab to display your virtualization inventory.
  2. Navigate to the VM you want to power on or off.
  3. You can power on or power off several VMs at once. Select the desired VM(s) and right-click or select the Actions menu. Select VM Power > Power On or Power Off to display the Run Power Control window, as shown in the following figure.

  1. Run Power Control: Verify the VM you want to power on or off, then select Next. Or you can select Start Job to accept the remaining defaults and run the job.
  2. Scheduling: Select when you want the power control job to run, then select Next.
  3. Notifications: Optionally enter a notifier, then select Next.
  4. 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 powers the VM on or off and displays the results.