Operations for Virtual Elements
This section describes the operations available for virtual elements.
Operations can have the following characteristics:
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Single: The operation can be applied to a single virtual element.
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Mass: The operation can be applied to a set of virtual elements.
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Forced: The dependencies between virtual elements are ignored.
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Operation |
Operation Type |
Virtual Element Status |
Operation Characteristic |
Virtual Element |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activate | Normal |
Defined
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| Activate | Normal |
Suspended
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| Clear Alerts | Other | Not applicable |
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Removes assigned alerts from the virtual host. |
| Clear Notes | Other | Not applicable |
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Removes assigned notes from the virtual host. |
| Deactivate (OS Shutdown) | Normal |
Active
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| Deactivate (Power Off) | Normal |
Active
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| Destroy | Normal |
Active
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Destroys virtual elements. |
| Destroy | Normal |
Defined
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Destroys virtual elements. |
| Forced Deactivate (Power Off) | Forced |
Active
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| Forced Deactivate (OS Shutdown) | Forced |
Active
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| Forced Suspend | Forced |
Active
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| Migrate | Normal |
Active
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If supported by the virtualization technology, migrates the virtual host from one virtual host provider to another, or from one OS resource pool to another. |
| Migrate | Normal |
Suspended
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If supported by the virtualization technology, migrates active virtual hosts and moves this active virtual host to another virtual host provider or OS resource pool. |
| Monitor Virtual Element | Normal | Not applicable |
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Updates the virtual element monitoring data on demand. |
| Reboot | Normal |
Active
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Reboots the OS running on the cloud entity. |
| Resize | Normal |
Defined
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Resizes virtual elements from one instance type to another. |
| Suspend | Normal |
Active
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Defined
Suspended
Active
Defined