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Server Automation
Server Automation provides powerful automation. You can use it to sequence automation actions in steps across multiple endpoints.
Virtualization
Virtualization is a software technology that allows multiple operating systems to run on the same host computer at the same time. Additional uses of virtualization include the quick creation of new systems for testing, training, and demonstration. Using virtualized computers saves the cost of hardware, management, and administration of the server infrastructure.
VMware
You can deploy and configure a management extender plug-in for VMware. You can then manage VMware virtual machines from within BigFix the console.
Power management tasks
Using these tasks you can manage the power state of your VMware virtual machines. You you can power off, suspend, and restart your virtual machines in two different ways: soft and hard. When you perform a power operation on a virtual machine with VMware Tools that are installed on the virtual machine, it is referred to as soft. When you perform a power operation by immediately stopping the virtual machine, it is referred to as hard. You can perform both hard and soft power operations on VMware virtual machines from within the IBM® BigFix console.
Suspending a VM (soft)
Using VMware, you can suspend your virtual machines in two different ways: suspend (soft) and suspend (hard). When you suspend a virtual machine with VMware tools that are installed on the VMware virtual machine, it is referred to in VMware as suspend (soft). When you suspend a virtual machine by immediately suspending it, it is referred to in VMware as a suspend (hard). You can perform both hard and soft suspend operations on VMware virtual machines from the IBM® BigFix console.

Suspending a VMware virtual machine (soft)

Using VMware, you can suspend your virtual machines in two different ways: suspend (soft) and suspend (hard). When you suspend a virtual machine with VMware tools that are installed on the VMware virtual machine, it is referred to in VMware as suspend (soft). When you suspend a virtual machine by immediately suspending it, it is referred to in VMware as a suspend (hard). You can perform both hard and soft suspend operations on VMware virtual machines from the IBM® BigFix console.

Before you begin

To suspend (soft) a virtual machine, you must have VMware tools installed on the guest operating system of the virtual machine.

About this task

Complete the following steps to suspend a VMware virtual machine (soft)

Procedure

Open the Server Automation domain.
From the navigation tree in the Server Automation domain, click Virtualization > Virtual Machine Management > Power Configuration to open the list of Power Configuration Tasks.
From the Power Configuration list, select Suspend VM (soft).
In the Task: Suspend VM (soft) window, click Take Action.
In the Take Action dialog box, ensure Specific computers selected in the list below is selected.
To target a virtual machine to suspend, select a virtual machine from the Computer Name list and click OK.

Results

When the virtual machine is suspended, the status changes to Completed in the Action: Suspend VM (soft) window.