Power On A Configuration; Reset A Configuration; Working With Configuration Snapshots; Take A Configuration Snapshot - VMware VC-VLM4-C - vCenter Lab Manager User Manual

Power On a Configuration

Powering on a deployed configuration powers on the virtual machines in the configuration that are not
already powered on. It is the virtual equivalent of powering on physical machines.
To power on a configuration
Move the pointer over the deployed configuration name and select Power On.

Reset a Configuration

Resetting a configuration restarts the virtual machines in a configuration and clears the machine states.
This operation does not shut down the guest operating systems.
To reset a configuration
Move the pointer over the deployed configuration name and select Reset.

Working with Configuration Snapshots

A snapshot, also known as a revert point, captures the state of the virtual machines in a configuration at a
specific point in time. You can revert the virtual machines in the configuration to that snapshot at a later time.
Lab Manager stores the snapshot persistently with the configuration. If you undeploy a configuration and
deploy it, the snapshot remains.
You can only take a snapshot of a configuration if at least one of its virtual machines is deployed. Only one
snapshot of each virtual machine in a configuration can exist at a time. Taking a new snapshot replaces the
previous one.
See "Working with Virtual Machine Snapshots" on page 77 for information about working with snapshots for
a specific virtual machine in a configuration.

Take a Configuration Snapshot

When you take a configuration snapshot, Lab Manager captures the state of the configuration's virtual
machines. You can revert the configuration to that snapshot at a later time.
To take a configuration snapshot
Move the pointer over the configuration name and select Snapshot.
Lab Manager changes the status of the configuration to Setting the Revert Point while it takes a snapshot of
each virtual machine.

Revert to a Configuration Snapshot

When you revert a configuration to a snapshot, all virtual machines in the configuration lose their current
state. If you revert to a configuration snapshot, Lab Manager retains the snapshot so that you can revert to it
again later.
To revert to a configuration snapshot
Move the pointer over the configuration name and select Revert.
Lab Manager changes the status of the configuration to Reverting while it reverts each virtual machine to its
snapshot.
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