Virtual Machine Manager Activities

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Service Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager, System Center 2012 - Service Manager

Use virtual machine management activities in System Center 2012 – Service Manager to build workflows that allow for creating and updating virtual machines. The virtual machine management activities support System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 2.0.

The System Center 2012 – Service Manager Authoring Tool provides the following five default virtual machine management activities in the VMM Activities group in the Activities Toolbox pane.

• Get VM Activity

  Describes the prerequisites and properties of the Get VM activity.

• Move VM Activity

  Describes the prerequisites and properties of the Move VM activity.

• Shutdown VM Activity

  Describes the prerequisites and properties of the Shutdown VM activity.

• Start VM Activity

  Describes the prerequisites and properties of the Start VM activity.

• Save State VM Activity

  Describes the prerequisites and properties of the Save State VM activity.