Starting a Virtual Machine and Shutting It Down

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

• Click the 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.

Once you start 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. To start a virtual machine, you need to install a valid license on the Parallels server where this virtual machine resides. For details, refer to Activating a Parallels Physical Server .

2. It is not recommended to start a virtual machine located on an external storage device. This may result in low performance and unsteady operation.

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

• Click the Shut Down button 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.