B.8 Virtual Machine Crash Responses

When you design a VM with the VM Builder, the VM crash direction is default set to shut down the VM. However, after you have built and installed the VM you can change its crash directions to any other options.

Table B-22 VM Crash Directions

Direction

Explanation

Shut down

If the VM crashes, the host operating system alerts the administrator and shuts down the VM. It remains in its shutdown state until it is restarted by the administrator.

Save Coredump; then Shut down

If the VM crashes, the host operating system saves the core dump, alerts the administrator, and shuts down the VM. It remains in its shutdown state until it is restarted by the administrator.

Restart

If the VM crashes, the host operating system alerts the administrator and the VM automatically restarts.

Save Coredump; then Restart

If the VM crashes, the host operating system alerts the administrator, saves the core dump, and the VM automatically restarts.

Preserve the image as is

If the VM crashes, the host operating system alerts the administrator and preserves the image in its crashed state until the administrator decides the next course of action.

Rename; then Restart

If the VM crashes, the host operating system alerts the administrator, renames the image, then restarts the renamed image.