Managing virtual machines using WhatsVirtual live maps
Clicking on an icon within the WhatsVirtual live map launches a dialog that displays detailed information about the individual virtual machine. The following information is displayed:
- . Indicates if the virtual machine is powered on or off.
- . Indicates whether or not VMware Tools is running on the virtual machine.
- . Displays the IP address currently assigned to the virtual machine.
- . Displays the OS currently installed and running on the virtual machine.
- . Displays the current percentage of CPU usage by the virtual machine.
- . Displays the current percentage of memory usage by the virtual machine.
- . Displays the speed data is being read from and written to the virtual machine's disk.
- . Displays the speed data is being sent from and received by the virtual machine.
: If VMware Tools are not installed, IP Address and Operating System will not appear in the information dialog. If any other virtual machine details are not available, affected boxes will not appear in the information dialog.
This dialog also allows you to perform certain actions on a machine.
To perform an action on a virtual machine:
- Click the icon representing the device on the WhatsVirtual live map to launch the detailed information dialog.
- Use the Select Action list to choose which action to perform.
- Power On.
- Power Off.
- Suspend.
- Reset.
- Guest Shutdown.
- Guest Restart.
- Click .
: If any virtual machine actions cannot be performed, affected actions will not appear in the Select Action list.