VM Failure Management
A virtual machine failure occurs when a Windows VM experience a blue screen or a Linux VM becomes unresponsive due to excessive load or other issues during operation. You can set an automatic response action for VM failures.
Before you begin
- You can set a failure response policy for VMs with the x86_64 CPU architecture
- Before setting a failure response policy, install VMTools on the VM and make sure the VMTools is running properly. For more information about VMTools, see Virtual Machine VMTools.
- The failure response policy takes effect immediately after configuration and does not require a VM reboot.
Procedure
- In the navigation pane, choose .
- Select the target VM and click .
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In the Modify VMTools Settings dialog, modify the failure response policy as needed.
- No Action (default): Maintains current state without intervention.
- Reboot: Automatically reboots the VM. Stops after 5 reboot attempts within 30 minutes.
- Shut Down: Automatically shuts down the VM.
Note: For Linux VMs, disable the kdumpmodule upon the next boot after enabling this feature. - Click OK.