Perform powercycle operations on SCVMM managed virtual machines in Azure

In this article, you learn how to perform power cycle operations such as start, stop and restart on the Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM Virtual Machines.

Prerequisites

Before you perform power cycle operations on a VM, ensure that you meet the following prerequisites:

• The SCVMM management server is in a Connected state and its associated Azure Arc resource bridge is in a Running state.
• The VM which will be operated from Azure is enabled for management in Azure.
• Azure Arc SCVMM VM Contributor role or a custom Azure role with permissions to make any changes to the SCVMM VMs on which you want to perform the power operations.

Perform power cycle operations

To perform power cycle operations, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the Azure portal, go to Azure Arc > SCVMM management server and then select the SCVMM server which manages the VM that you are planning to operate from Azure.

2. Navigate to the dedicated Virtual machines inventory view under the SCVMM inventory. Alternatively, you can navigate to the inventory view for VMs enabled for management in Azure from Azure Arc > Machines blade.

3. Select the machine on which you want to perform power cycle operations.

   You can now perform the following power cycle operations:

   • Start: Select Start > Yes to start the machine.
   • Restart: Select Restart > Yes to restart the machine.
   • Stop: Select Stop > Yes to stop the machine.

   

You can track the progress of the Azure operations from the Azure activity log.