Reset a Virtual Machine in the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal

Resetting a virtual machine clears state (memory, cache, and so on), but the virtual machine continues to run. Resetting a virtual machine is the equivalent of pushing the reset button of a physical machine. It initiates a hard reset of the operating system without changing the power state of the virtual machine.

Prerequisites

Verify that your virtual machine is powered on.

Procedure

1. On the Virtual Data Center dashboard screen, click the card of the VDC you want to explore and from the secondary left panel, select Virtual Machines.
2. Click to view the list in a card view and, optionally, arrange the list of VMs from the Sort by drop-down menu.
3. From the Actions menu of the virtual machine you want to reset, select Reset.

Results

The state clears for the virtual machine.