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title: "VmFailedToPowerOffEvent"
description: "This event records a failure to power off a virtual machine. Failed to power off the VM. Review the event description for detail on the cause. Review VMware online documents such as vSphere Troubleshooting Guide to resolve virtual machine issues."
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breadcrumb: "Veeam MP for VMware Online Knowledge Base > Event-Based Rules > Virtual Machine Error > VmFailedToPowerOffEvent"
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# VmFailedToPowerOffEvent

## Summary

This event records a failure to power off a virtual machine.

## Causes

Failed to power off the VM. Review the event description for detail on the cause.

## Resolutions

Review VMware online documents such as [vSphere Troubleshooting Guide](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-DE119813-63A7-4B68-924D-1ED95F6EFFD7.html) to resolve virtual machine issues. See this [VMware KB article](http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004340) for information on powering off unresponsive VM.

## External

Refer to the [VMware Online Documentation](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/) for more information.