Power On or Power Off a Virtual Machine in the VMware Host Client

The basic power operations for a virtual machine are powering it on and powering it off. You can power on a stopped virtual machine and power off a running virtual machine.

For information about how to change the virtual machine power states, see Configure the Virtual Machine Power States in the VMware Host Client.

Prerequisites

• Verify that you have the VirtualMachine.Interaction.PowerOn privileges.
• Verify that you have the VirtualMachine.Interaction.PowerOff privileges.

Procedure

1. In the VMware Host Client inventory, click Virtual Machines.
2. Right-click the virtual machine and select a power operation.
   • To power on a virtual machine, select Power > Power on ().
   • To power off a virtual machine, select Power > Power off () .