Managing virtual machines

VM dashboard#

Click on any VM to open its dashboard. Here you’ll find quick actions, status information and navigation to detailed management pages.

• Overview: quick actions, status and basic VM information
• Metrics: CPU, memory, disk and network graphs
• Networking: IP addresses, bandwidth and private networks
• Firewall: inbound and outbound traffic rules
• Backups: snapshots and restore points
• Resize: adjust CPU, RAM and storage

Power actions#

Control your VM’s power state from the Overview page.

Start#

Boot a stopped VM. The VM starts with its current configuration and disk contents.

Stop#

Gracefully shut down the VM. Stop sends an ACPI shutdown signal, giving the OS time to close applications.

Stopped VMs continue to consume disk storage but not CPU/RAM resources.

Restart#

Reboot the VM. Equivalent to a graceful shutdown followed by a start.

Suspend#

Pause the VM and save its memory state. When resumed, the VM continues exactly where it left off.

Console access#

Access your VM’s console directly from the browser. This is useful when SSH is not available or for troubleshooting boot issues.

1. Navigate to your VM’s Overview page.
2. Click Console in the quick actions.
3. A new window opens with VNC console access.

Resizing a VM#

Adjust your VM’s resources as your needs change. Navigate to the Resize tab to modify CPU, RAM or storage.

• CPU and RAM: can be changed while the VM is running (hot resize) or stopped. A restart may be required for changes to take effect.
• Storage: can be increased at any time, but cannot be decreased. You may need to extend the filesystem inside the VM.

Deleting a VM#

To delete a VM, go to the VM’s settings or use the delete option from the VM list.

1. Navigate to your VM’s Overview page.
2. Click the Delete button.
3. Type the VM name to confirm.
4. Click Delete VM.

VM states#

Your VM can be in one of several states: