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== Changing Virtual Machine Power State from VI Web Access ==
When a virtual machine is powered on or off, suspended, resumed or restarted it is said to have undergone a change in power state. The VI Web Access interface provides no less than five locations where the power state of a virtual machine may be changed. The most prominent of these are located in the tool bar which runs along the top of the interface. Toolbar buttons are provided to power on, power off, suspend and restart the virtual machine currently selected from the ''Inventory'' panel.
In addition, power state options are listed in the ''Commands'' panel of the virtual machine workspace area when a virtual machine is selected from the inventory. Similarly, power state options are listed for the currently selected virtual machine within the ''Virtual Machines'' menu option in the menu bar at the top of the VI Web Access interface.
If the host system is selected from the inventory panel and the ''Virtual Machines'' tab of the workspace selected, a list of virtual machines appears together with a ''Commands'' panel. As each virtual machine is selected from this list, the Commands panel updates with a list of suitable commands, including power state changes, for the selected machine.
Finally, power state change controls are available in the VMware Remote Console of a running virtual machine within the ''Remote Console->Troubleshoot'' menu option.
== Configuring Virtual Machine Power Options ==
