Shutdown Source VM
This step shuts down the selected source VM. It does not affect the recovered VM.
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For restore plans, this step is not available when restoring VMs from Hyper-V backups to a Microsoft Hyper-V environment. |
You can override the following parameters for the Shutdown Source VM step:
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Parameter |
Description |
Default Value |
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Critical Step |
Defines whether the step is critical for VM recovery. If you mark the step as Critical, its failure for a VM from a critical inventory group will halt the plan. |
No |
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Run Step During a DataLab Test |
Defines whether the step will be executed during plan testing in a DataLab. Note: If you set the parameter value to Execute, keep in mind that all actions performed while testing the plan will not be reverted when the test is over. |
No |
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Run Step During Undo and Failback |
Defines whether the step will be executed during the Failback and Undo Failover operations. |
No (not editable) |
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Timeout |
Maximum amount of time (in seconds) for the step to execute. |
300 |
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Retries |
Number of retries that will be attempted if the step fails on the first try. |
1 |
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Shutdown Action |
Defines whether the step will shut down the guest OS of the source VM. Note: The Shutdown OS option requires VMware Tools to be installed in the guest OS. |
Shutdown OS |