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Control Power Status for Logical Partitions

You can control the status of logical partition by performing one of the following operations:

• Activate
• Restart
• Shutdown
• Delete

You can perform any of these operations on one or multiple logical partitions simultaneously.

Follow these steps:

1. Select the managed machine on which you want to perform a status operation in the Explore pane.
2. Right-click the partition, select Management. You can also click Quick Start and click the related link of power control. Select one of the following:

   Activate

   Activates the selected logical partition that is currently powered off or suspended.

   Restart

   Shuts down the guest operating system and restarts it.

   Shutdown

   Shuts down the selected logical partition. You can only shut down a logical partition that is currently powered on.

   Delete

   Deletes the selected logical partition permanently. You can only delete a logical partition if it is shut down.

   A confirmation dialog appears.

3. Click OK.

   The status operation occurs, and a confirmation message appears. Refresh the interface to view the new logical partition status. An event appears confirming the result of the operation.