Manage Virtual Machines with vApps

For a large-scale approach to administration, you can start, stop, or restart virtual machines or their guest operating systems by running cmdlets on the associated vApps.

Prerequisites

Verify that you are connected to a VMware Cloud Director server.

Procedure

1. Power on all virtual machines in all vApps with names starting with MyVApp.

   Get-CIVApp -Name 'MyVApp*' | Start-CIVApp

2. Suspend all virtual machines in all vApps with names starting with YourVApp.

   Get-CIVApp -Name 'YourVApp*' | Suspend-CIVApp

3. Power off all virtual machines in the vApp named MyVApp1.

   Get-CIVApp -Name 'MyVApp1' | Stop-CIVApp

4. Shut down the guest operating systems of all virtual machines in the vApp named MyVApp2.

   Get-CIVApp -Name 'MyVApp2' | Stop-CIVAppGuest

5. Restart the guest operating systems of all virtual machines in the vApp named MyVApp3.

   Get-CIVApp -Name 'MyVApp3' | Restart-CIVAppGuest

6. Reset all virtual machines in the vApp.

   Get-CIVApp -Name 'MyVApp4' | Restart-CIVApp