Tasks in the Virtual Server 2005 R2 Management Pack

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The Virtual Server Management Pack provides the tasks described in Table 4.

Usage notes:

  • To run a task that is performed on the virtual machine, you must select the virtual machine host on which the virtual machine is running and then specify which virtual machine to start. The tasks are not available when a virtual machine is selected.

  • To complete these tasks successfully, the agent Action Account must have View and Control permissions in the Virtual Server security settings.

  • The Start Virtual Server and Stop Virtual Server tasks cannot run under a low-privilege account. For these tasks, the Action Account must have administrative rights on the virtual machine host.

Table 4   Management Pack Tasks

Task

Description

Start Virtual Machine

Starts a virtual machine on the selected virtual machine host.

Save Virtual Machine State

Saves state for a virtual machine on the selected virtual machine host.

Pause Virtual Machine

Pauses a virtual machine on the selected virtual machine host.

Resume Virtual Machine

Resumes a virtual machine on the selected virtual machine host.

Reset Virtual Machine

Restarts a virtual machine on the selected virtual machine host.

Stop Virtual Machine

Stops a virtual machine on the selected virtual machine host.

Start Virtual Server

Starts the Virtual Server service on the selected virtual machine host.

Stop Virtual Server

Stops the Virtual Server service on the selected virtual machine host.

Open Virtual Server Administration Website

(New in R2) Opens the Administration Website for the selected virtual machine host.

Note

If a firewall is running on the virtual machine host, to enable this task to complete successfully, you must add the default TCP port, 1024, to the firewall exceptions list on the host computer.