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4.6 States of VM

✅ States of the VM

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✔️ Powerd off(Apagada)

✔️ Running(En ejecucion)

  • using RAM, Harddisk…all resources in use
  • if you want to run, should click on start button

✔️ Saved(Guardada/Hibernate)

  • saves exact RAM state
  • if you have a machine that is saved
  • and if you want to go to the beggining
  • clock on button discard
  • discard: for unsaving machnies that you saved

✔️ Paused(Pausada)

  • execution stopped, but machine stays in RAM
  • give a small rest to your VM
  • without freeing any resources
  • but temporarily free CPU without closing apps

✔️ Aborted(Abortada)

  • critical error here
  • Aborted happens in two cases
  • 1️⃣ Aborted happens bc the vdi file is not reachable

  • Why my VM cannot reach the vdi?
  • 1️⃣ maybe you deleted the vdi by mistake
  • 2️⃣ my external disk has changed its name(its letter from D -> E)
  • this happens when we create a VM in the external disk
  • and the external changes its letter automatically
  • and the state will be aborted
  • bc the letter of the external disk depends on (1) the distribution of the internal disk
  • (2) and the order of insertion
  • 💊 change the letter back to what it was E -> D
  • use command: diskmgmt.msc

  • 2️⃣ Aborted also happens when I try to boot my VM in another RM
  • with the old vbox file
  • and I did not adopt the vbox file to my RM

✔️ Snapshot(Estado de instantanea)

  • I have taken a shapshot, a recovery point
  • shapshot = recovery point
  • button restore is used for launching that recovery point
  • button take is used for creating new recovery points

  • when I take my machine to the recovery point
  • the machine will not be in the state of “now”
  • but it goes “back” to the past recovery point that was good

💡 How to create a Snapshot

  • 1️⃣ Machine needs to be off
  • 2️⃣ Click on the three dots

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  • 3️⃣ click on snapshot instantaea
  • 4️⃣ and take snapshot tomar

  • all the snapshots are saved in the folder indicated in configuration > general.advanced

💡 How to go to a recovery point

  • in order to go to a recovery point,
  • select the recovery point
  • click on resotre
  • Note: real state should be bold, same as the recovery point

💡 How to go delete recovery point

  • click on delete

Snapshot 🆚 Screenshot

  • Snapshot: recovery point of the machine bc now this state is perfect
  • Screenshot: picture of your screen

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