Starting, Stopping, Restarting, and Querying Status of Virtual Machines and Containers

After a virtual machine or container has been created, it can be managed like a usual computer.

Starting Virtual Machines and Containers

You can start virtual machines and containers with the prlctl start command. For example:

• To start the container MyCT:

  1	# prlctl start MyCT

• To start the virtual machine MyVM:

  1	# prlctl start MyVM

Stopping Virtual Machines and Containers

You can stop virtual machines and containers with the prlctl stop command. For example:

• To stop the container MyCT:

  1	# prlctl stop MyCT

• To stop the virtual machine MyVM:

  1	# prlctl stop MyVM

Restarting Virtual Machines and Containers

You can restart virtual machines and containers with the prlctl restart command. For example:

• To restart the container MyCT:

  1	# prlctl restart MyCT

• To restart the virtual machine MyVM:

  1	# prlctl restart MyVM

Checking Status of Virtual Machines and Containers

You can check the status of a virtual machine or container with the prlctl status command. For example:

• To check the status of the container MyCT:

  1 2	# prlctl status MyCT CT MyCT exists running

• To check the status of the virtual machine MyVM:

  1 2	# prlctl status MyVM Vm MyVM exists stopped