You can run Power On, Power Off, and Reboot actions for AWS, Azure, and GCP using VMware Aria Operations. These actions allow you to manage your objects and respond quickly to alerts. You can power on an instance to start collecting data, run applications, or verify the actions that were run on already powered-down machines. You can power off or reboot an instance to manage resources and reclaim wasted space.

Prerequisites

  • To run actions for AWS, ensure your account ID has the following privileges: ec2:StartInstances, ec2:StopInstances , and ec2:RebootInstances.
  • To run actions for Azure, ensure you have one of the following privileges: contributor, owner, virtual machine contributor, and avere contributor.
  • To run actions for GCP, ensure you have one of the following privileges: owner, compute admin, and Compute Instance Admin (v1).

Procedure

  1. To perform actions on a single instance:
    1. From the left menu click Data Sources > Integrations.
    2. In the Accounts tab, click the vertical ellipses against the AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP Cloud Account, and then select Object Details.
      The Object Browser page is displayed.
    3. Locate the EC2 Instance, Azure Virtual Machine, or CE Instance and click Actions.
  2. (Optional) To perform actions on multiple instances at once:
    1. From the left menu click Environment > Inventory.
    2. Navigate to the AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP instance and filter by object type.
    3. Select multiple objects and click the Actions icon.
  3. Select one of the following actions.
    The Actions vary based on the instance you are using.
    Note: To start an instance that is in a powered-off state, use the Power On action. The Power Off and Reboot actions appear only when the instance is in the Power On state.
    Accounts Actions
    AWS: EC2 Instance
    • Power On Instance
    • Power Off Instance
    • Reboot Instance
    Note: These actions are available only if you activate actions while configuring an AWS account.

    For more information, see Add a Cloud Account for AWS.
    Microsoft Azure: Azure Virtual Machine
    • Power On VM
    • Power Off VM
    • Reboot VM
    Note: These actions are available only if you activate actions while configuring a Microsoft Azure account.

    For more information, see Add a Cloud Account for Microsoft Azure.
    GCP: CE Instance
    • Power On CE Instance
    • Power Off CE Instance
    • Reboot CE Instance
    Note: These actions are available only if you activate actions while configuring a GCP account.

    For more information, see Configuring Google Cloud Platform.
  4. Click Begin Action and then, click OK.

What to do next

Click Administration > Recent Tasks to verify the status of the action.