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Configure Power: Microsoft Hyper-V

The Configure Power action type controls the startup and shutdown of a virtual machine in your Hyper-V environment.

The Details section of the action definition contains the following fields:

Hyper-V Host

Specifies the name of the server on which Hyper-V Server resides. Select one from the drop-down list.

Hyper-V VM Name

Specifies the name of the virtual machine for which to change the state. Select one from the drop-down list.

Start Action

Specifies the action to perform when the Hyper-V Server starts. Select one of the following from the drop-down list:

• Always

  Always starts the VM when the Hyper-V Server starts.

• Auto

  Automatically starts the VM when the Hyper-V Server starts.

• None

  Does not start the VM when the Hyper-V Server starts.

Start Delay

Adjust the delay (in seconds) to start a VM after the Hyper-V Server starts. Select one from the drop-down list.

Shutdown Action

Specifies the action to perform when the virtual machine shuts down. Select one of the following from the drop-down list:

• Off

  Turns off the VM before Hyper-V Server shuts down.

• Save

  Saves (Suspends) the VM before Hyper-V Server shuts down.

• Shutdown

  Shuts down the VM before Hyper-V server shuts down.

Recovery Action

Specifies the action to regain the previous details of a virtual machine when the Hyper-V Server fails. Select one of the following from the drop-down list:

• None

  Does not take a specific action when the Hyper-V Server starts after the server fails.

• Restart

  Restarts the VM when Hyper-V Server starts after the server fails.

• Revert

  Reverts the VM with the latest snapshots when the Hyper-V Server starts after the server fails.

Require Approval

Select to specify that the ticket requires approval by a third party.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Auto close ticket on approval/rejection

Select to close the ticket after it is approved or rejected.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Ticket Types

Select a valid ticket type from the drop-down list. Depending on your configuration, valid types include:

• Default
• Incident
• Problem
• Request

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Templates

Specifies the template to use to create a ticket. Select a template from the drop-down list. Depending on the ticket type selected, the form is populated with corresponding values.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.