Power Operations

prlctl start < vm_id | vm_name >

Starts the specified virtual machine. The start command can be used to start a stopped virtual machine or to resume a paused virtual machine.

prlctl resume < vm_id | vm_name >

Resumes the specified virtual machine.

prlctl pause < vm_id | vm_name >

Pauses the specified virtual machine.

prlctl suspend < vm_id | vm_name >

Suspends the specified virtual machine.

prlctl restart < vm_id | vm_name >

Restarts the specified virtual machine. The restart command first gracefully shuts down a virtual machine and then starts it again.

prlctl reset < vm_id | vm_name >

Resets the specified virtual machine. The reset command first performs a 'hard' virtual machine shutdown and then starts it again.

prlctl reset-uptime < vm_id | vm_name >

Resets the specified virtual machine uptime counter (the counter start date/time will also will be reset with this action).

prlctl stop < vm_id | vm_name > [ --kill ]

Stops the specified virtual machine. You can use the --kill option to forcibly stop the VM. The stop command can perform a 'hard' or a graceful virtual machine shutdown. If the --kill parameter is included, the 'hard' shutdown will be performed. If the parameter is omitted, the outcome of the graceful shutdown attempt will depend on the following:

- If the Parallels Tools package is installed in a virtual machine, the graceful shutdown will be performed using its facilities.

- If the Parallels Tools package is not installed, the command will try to perform a graceful shutdown using ACPI. Depending on the ACPI support availability in the guest operating system, this may work or not.