The Wake-on-LAN protocol allows the administrator to start machines from a dormant state (State from which you can resume. Depends on the NIC, and whether it keeps a low power state). A Wake-on-Lan packet is sent during flows manually run by the customer:

Prerequisites

Go to System Configuration > Branch Reflectors > Select Wake On LAN.

Make sure the infrastructure supports wake on LAN:

  • Networking infrastructure

  • Enable Wake On LAN in the BIOS of the endpoint

  • Enable Wake On LAN in Windows

Note:

The following procedure is an example to show the Wake-on-LAN procedure. You can run through any flow to automatically awaken the VM from dormant state.

Procedure

  1. Log in to your Web Console.
  2. Go to Pending Devices and select the dormant machine that you want to start.
  3. Click Centralize Endpoint.
  4. In the Select CVD Policy section of the Centralize Endpoint window, select VMware Mirage default CVD policy, and click Next.
  5. In the Data Layer Selection section of the Centralize Endpoint window, select Do not use a base layer, and click Next.
  6. In the Target Volume Selection section of the Centralize Endpoint window, Automatically chose a volume, and click Next.

    The selected machine is awakened from a dormant state.