Stopping virtual machine instances

Virtual machine instances can be stopped without removing the virtual machine instance from Cloud Pak System. If a virtual machine instance is stopped, the virtual machine is not running, but management of the virtual machine is retained by Cloud Pak System and the virtual machine remains available for redeployment in the future.

Before you begin

You must be granted write or all access to the virtual machine instance or have the Workload resources administration with Full permission to complete this task.

About this task

When a virtual machine is stopped, the Cloud Pak System resources are not released.

The Cloud Pak System resources assigned to this virtual machine instance are maintained to ensure that the Cloud Pak System resources are available when the virtual machine is redeployed into the cloud.

You should always manage virtual machines within the context that they are deployed. For example, if a virtual machine is deployed as part of a virtual system pattern, manage it as a part of that pattern instance so that the pattern instance is aware of any changes that are made. In some cases, an error state might require direct access to manage a virtual machine, which is why this method is provided.

Procedure

  1. Click Patterns > Virtual Machines.
  2. Select a virtual machine and click the Stop icon in the toolbar.
    Stopping the virtual machine instance does not happen instantly. Wait until the state of the virtual machine instance becomes Stopped to ensure that all the resources are stopped. Stopping a virtual machine instance does not release the associated resources.

Results

The stopped virtual machine instance is no longer running but remains available for redeployment in the future.

What to do next

You can restart the virtual machine when you are ready. For more information on starting virtual machine instances, see the Related Tasks section.