Prepare to configure a VM

To prepare to configure a VM do these steps:

1. If your VM is deployed

   1. If your VM supports hot-reconfigure (in private cloud on VMware hypervisors, in public cloud, see provider features tables), you may configure when powered on

   2. If your VM does not support hot-reconfigure, select the VM and go to the stop button.

      1. If your guest supports graceful shutdown with guest tools, select the Shut down option

      2. Or connect to the VM and shut it down directly

      3. Or if your VM is prepared for a hard shutdown, select Power off

   3. On Azure, you may need to Deallocate the VM

2. On the VM icon, select the options menu, and select Edit. Full configuration details are given below

3. After you make your changes click Save. The platform will reconfigure the VM. 

4. Deploy or power on the VM as appropriate.