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Starting a Virtual Machine and Shutting It Down

Starting a Virtual Machine

To start a virtual machine, do one of the following:

  • Click the Start button Start button in the toolbar.
  • Choose Start from the Virtual Machine menu.
  • Right-click the virtual machine in the sidebar and choose Start from the shortcut menu.
  • Click Start in the Operations section of the virtual machine's Summary tab.

After starting the virtual machine, it will boot into the guest operating system installed in this virtual machine. If no guest operating system is installed, you will see the following message: "No boot device is available...".

Notes: 1. The virtual machine can be powered on only if you activated the Parallels server, to which this virtual machine belongs. For details, refer to Activating a Parallels Physical Server.

2. It is not recommended that you start your virtual machines from an external storage device. This may result in low performance and unsteady operation.

Shutting Down a Virtual Machine

To shut down a virtual machine, do one of the following:

  • Click the Shut Down button Shut Down in the toolbar.
  • Choose Shut Down from the Virtual Machine menu.
  • Right-click the virtual machine in the sidebar and choose Shut Down from the shortcut menu.
  • Click Shut Down in the Operations section of the virtual machine's Summary tab.