Virtual Machine Action

OK (Limited) Status

OK Status

Start

Yes

Yes

Stop

Yes

Yes

Pause

Yes

Yes

Save state

No

Yes

Discard saved state

No

Yes

Modify properties

Yes

While the host has OK (Limited) status, the following configuration updates are not allowed:

Attach an ISO image to a virtual DVD drive.

Attach an existing VMware virtual hard disk (.vmdk file) to the virtual machine.

Attach a VMware virtual floppy disk (.flp) to the virtual floppy drive.

Yes

New checkpoint

Yes

Yes

Manage checkpoints

Yes

Yes

Remove

Yes

Yes

Migrate by using VMware VMotion

Yes

Yes

Migrate across VirtualCenter server

Yes

Yes

Store in the VMM library

Yes

Yes

Clone within the same VirtualCenter

Yes

OK (Limited) restrictions:

In the VMM Administrator Console, VMM gives the host a zero rating during virtual machine placement, but you can select the host manually. No such restriction applies at the command line.

Yes

Clone on the same ESX Server host

Yes

OK (Limited) restrictions:

In the VMM Administrator Console, VMM gives the host a zero rating during virtual machine placement, but you can select the host manually.

In the Windows PowerShell – Virtual Machine Manager command shell, you must use a task group to create a new .vmdk file before you clone the virtual machine. You cannot clone an existing .vmdk file.

Yes

Convert virtual machine (V2V conversion) conversion

No

Yes

Create virtual machine from a VMM template

No

Yes

Create virtual machine from a blank VMware virtual hard disk (.vmdk file)

Yes

OK (Limited) restrictions:

In the VMM Administrator Console, VMM gives the host a zero rating during virtual machine placement, but you can select the host manually.

In the Windows PowerShell – Virtual Machine Manager command shell, you must use a task group to create a new .vmdk file before you create a virtual machine. You cannot use an existing .vmdk file as the source.

Yes