An administrator can block actions on a VM in the platform by other users who do not have the Protect virtual machine privilege.
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This page describes how to protect a VM from changes. To protect a VM with disaster recovery, see Protect a VM with disaster recovery |
You can lock or protect a deployed VM when it is powered on, paused, or powered off.
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The platform will display a padlock symbol in the top left corner of the VM icon and change the status of the VM to MAINTENANCE. The administrator can customize this status in the UI labels.
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