The Actions menu options are context-sensitive, and change to display actions related to the object selected in the navigator. The toolbar icons also change to the same items, depending on which object is selected in the navigator.
The Actions menu and toolbar icon options are discussed in Table 3.4, “Action menu options”.
Table 3.4. Action menu options
Action Menu Option | Icon | Description | |
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Create Server Pool | Displays the Create Server Pool dialog box. Use this option to create a server pool. Select Home > Server Pools, or Hardware > Resources to enable this option. | ||
Create Virtual Machine |
| Displays the New Virtual Machine Wizard. Use this option to create a virtual machine in the selected server pool. Select the Home view to enable this option. | |
Edit Server Pool |
| Displays the Edit Server Pool wizard. Use this option to edit a server pool. Select a server pool in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Add/Remove Servers |
| Displays the Add/Remove Servers from the Server Pool dialog box. Use this option to add or remove Oracle VM Servers from a server pool. Select a server pool in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Change Servers Agent Password |
| Displays the Change Agent Password for All Servers within the Server Pool dialog box. Use this option to set a new Oracle VM Agent password for all Oracle VM Servers in a server pool. Select a server pool in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Edit Policies |
| Displays the Configure DRS/DPM dialog box. Use this option to set or edit resource policies for the server pool. Select a server pool in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Edit Server |
| Displays the Edit Server dialog box. Use this option to edit the name and description for an Oracle VM Server. This is also used to put the Oracle VM Server into maintenance mode, take ownership of it, and to configure remote management of the Oracle VM Server using IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface). Select an Oracle VM Server in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. Note that placing an Oracle VM Server in maintenance mode is indicated in the navigation pane with this icon: | |
Rediscover Server |
| Rediscovers the Oracle VM Server. Use this to refresh information about the Oracle VM Server. Select an Oracle VM Server in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Start Server |
| Starts a stopped Oracle VM Server. Select an Oracle VM Server in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Stop Server |
| Stops a running Oracle VM Server. Select an Oracle VM Server in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Restart Server |
| Restarts a running Oracle VM Server. Select an Oracle VM Server in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Kill Server |
| Powers off an Oracle VM Server. This is the equivalent of physically pushing the Off button on the hardware. Select an Oracle VM Server in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Rescan Physical Disks |
| Rescans the local storage on an Oracle VM Server. Use this option to rescan the storage presented to an Oracle VM Server when the storage configuration is changed, for example, a new storage array is added. Select an Oracle VM Server in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Upgrade Server |
| Updates or upgrades the Oracle VM Server if an update is available in the YUM repository. Select an Oracle VM Server in the Home or Hardware view to enable this option. | |
Edit | Displays the Edit Virtual Machine wizard. Use this option to edit a virtual machine. Select a virtual machine in the Home view to enable this option. | ||
Start | Starts up a stopped virtual machine. Select a stopped virtual machine in the Home view to enable this option. | ||
Stop |
| Shuts down a virtual machine. Select a running virtual machine in the Home view to enable this option. | |
Restart | Restarts a running virtual machine. Select a running virtual machine in the Home view to enable this option. | ||
Kill | Shuts down a running virtual machine. Select a running virtual machine in the Home view to enable this option. | ||
Suspend | Suspends (pauses) a running virtual machine. Select a running virtual machine in the Home view to enable this option. | ||
Resume | Resumes (unpauses) a suspended virtual machine. Select a suspended virtual machine in the Home view to enable this option. | ||
Migrate | Migrates a virtual machine to another Oracle VM Server. Select a virtual machine in the Home view to enable this option. | ||
Clone | Displays the Clone Virtual Machine or Template dialog box. Use this option to clone a virtual machine to create another virtual machine, or to create a template from the virtual machine. Select a virtual machine in the Home view to enable this option. | ||
Launch Console | Launches the virtual machine console to access the virtual machine. Use this option to connect to a virtual machine's console and access the virtual machine directly. Select a virtual machine in the Home view to enable this option. | ||
Register File Server or Storage Array | Displays the Register File Server or Register Storage Array wizard depending on the selection in the navigation tree. Use this option to register a new storage server of the selected category. Select File Servers or Storage Arrays in the Storage tab of the Hardware view to enable this option. | ||
Add/Remove Admin Servers | Displays the Add/Remove Admin Servers dialog box. Use this option to select the admin servers for each of your file servers or storage arrays. Select a file server or storage array in the Storage tab of the Hardware view to enable this option. | ||
Refresh File Server or Storage Array | Refreshes the list of storage elements made available by the selected file server or storage array. Use this option to rescan a storage server after making changes to its configuration. This updates the storage information known to Oracle VM Manager. Since refreshing storage may be time consuming, a confirmation dialog box is displayed before the operation is launched. Select a file server or storage array in the Storage tab of the Hardware view to enable this option. | ||
Refresh File System | Refreshes the file system presented by a file server. Use this option to rescan the configuration of a file system. Select a file system in the Storage tab of the Hardware view to enable this option. | ||
Edit File System | Displays the Edit File System dialog box. Select a file system on a file server in the Storage tab of the Hardware view to enable this option. | ||
Refresh Physical Disk | Refreshes the physical disk presented by a storage array. Use this option to rescan the configuration of a physical disk. Select a physical disk on a storage array in the Storage tab of the Hardware view to enable this option. | ||
Edit Volume Group | Displays the Edit Volume Group dialog box. Select a volume group of a storage array in the Storage tab of the Hardware view to enable this option. | ||
Create Physical Disk | Displays the Create Physical Disk dialog box. Use this option to create a new physical disk in the selected volume group of the storage array of your choice. Select a volume group of a storage array in the Storage tab of the Hardware view to enable this option. | ||
Edit Physical Disk | Displays the Edit Physical Disk dialog box. Use this option to change the name, size, provisioning and share ability of the selected physical disk. Select a physical disk on a storage array in the Storage tab of the Hardware view to enable this option. | ||
Clone Physical Disk | Displays the Clone Physical Disk dialog box. Use this option to clone a physical disk to another physical disk or to a disk image on a file server. Select a physical disk on a storage array in the Storage tab of the Hardware view to enable this option. | ||
Abort Job | Aborts and cancels a job. Select a running job in the Jobs view to enable this option. | ||
Delete | Displays the Delete Confirmation dialog box. Use this option to delete the object selected in the navigator. | ||
Find |
| Displays the Find dialog box. Use this option to search for server pools, Oracle VM Servers, and virtual machines. |