Reboot or Shut Down the vCenter Server Appliance

You can use the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to restart or power off the virtual machine running.

Prerequisites

Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface as root.

Procedure

1. In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Summary.
2. From the top menu pane, click the Actions drop-down menu.
3. Click Reboot or Shutdown to restart or power off the virtual machine.
4. In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to confirm the operation.