Shelving virtual machines

You can unbind a stopped VM from the node it is hosted on and release its reserved resources such as CPU and RAM. A shelved VM remains bootable and retains its configuration, including the IP addresses.

Prerequisites

• Virtual machines are created, as described in Creating virtual machines.

To shelve a stopped virtual machine

1. Click a stopped virtual machine.
2. On the VM right pane, click Shelve.

To shelve a running or suspended virtual machine

1. Click a running or suspended virtual machine.
2. On the VM right pane, click Shut down or Power off, and then select Shelve virtual machine in the confirmation window.

To spawn a shelved VM on a node with enough resources to host it

1. Click a shelved virtual machine.
2. On the VM right pane, click Unshelve.