Introduction
The Active tab lists VMs currently booted on the CFA.
Information
Information on the Active subtab is presented in the table format with the following default columns:
| Column name | Column description |
|---|---|
| Status | Current status of the VM |
| Name | Name of the VM |
| VNC Address | VNC address to access the booted VM |
| VNC Password | VNC password to access the booted VM |
| Boot Group | Name of the boot group, to which the VM belongs |
| Preview | Preview thumbnail of the booted VM |
Special actions
All special actions on the Active subtab are available via
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the toolbar on the top left, or
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the context menu of a VM
| Action name | Action description |
|---|---|
 Power On | Boot the VM |
 Power Off | Shut down the VM |
 Reboot | Restart the VM |
 Reset | Force restart without the guest OS warning (can result in data loss). Useful is guest OS is not responding |
 Pull Plug | Force shutdown without the guest OS warning (can result in data loss). Useful if guest OS is not responding |
| Wake Up | |
| Settings | View boot settings of the VM |
 Create Backup Job | Create a backup job from the current state of the VM 1. The job can then be restored or archived as usual |
 Delete | Delete the current state of the VM and remove it from the tab |
Interact with a booted client
You have two options to interact with a booted VM:
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via the browser-based VNC viewer (click the thumbnail in the Preview column or the address link in the VNC Address column)
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via a VNC client software
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Backup jobs created from the Boot tab can’t be archived with the dehydrated archive option. ↩