Virtual Machine
The Virtual Machine resource type is used to control the state of a virtual machine (VM). The following table shows the mapping between the state of the VM (indicated by the EnabledState property of the Msvm_ComputerSystem instance representing the VM) and the state of the Virtual Machine resource (indicated by the State property of the MSCluster_Resource class or the return of GetClusterResourceState function).
| VM state | Virtual Machine resource state |
|---|---|
| Disabled (3) |
Offline (3) ${REMOVE}$ |
| Suspended (32769) |
|
| Starting (32770) |
Online Pending (129) / Online (2) |
| Stopping (32774) |
Offline Pending (130) / Offline (3) ${REMOVE}$ |
| Saving (32773) |
|
| Enabled (2) |
Online (2) ${REMOVE}$ |
| Paused (32768) |
|
| Pausing (32776) |
|
| Resuming (32777) |
The following table summarizes the characteristics of the Virtual Machine resource type.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Required dependencies |
None. |
| Required private properties |
CheckHeartbeat, MigrationFailureReason, MigrationProgress, OfflineAction, ShutdownAction, VmId |
| Optional private properties |
None. |