3.2. Turning On a Virtual Machine

To use a virtual machine in the User Portal, you must turn it on and then connect to it. If a virtual machine is turned off, it is grayed out and displays Machine is Down.
You can be assigned an individual virtual machine or a machine that is part of a virtual machine pool. Virtual machines in a pool have the same operating system and installed applications.

To turn on a virtual machine

  1. If you are using a stand-alone virtual machine, select the machine and click the button to turn it on.
    Turn on virtual machine

    Figure 3.1. Turn on virtual machine


  2. To use a virtual machine from a pool, select the pool icon and click the button.
    Take virtual machine from a pool

    Figure 3.2. Take virtual machine from a pool


    A powered on virtual machine from the pool will be assigned to you.
  3. The virtual machine powers up.
    Virtual machine powering up

    Figure 3.3. Virtual machine powering up


  4. When the virtual machine is powered up, the icon is no longer grayed out. The text displays as Machine is Ready. You are now ready to connect.
    Virtual machine turned on

    Figure 3.4. Virtual machine turned on


Note

You can only connect to a virtual machine after it has powered up.
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