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Virtual Machines

Purpose​

Virtual Machines — the fleet view of every VM in the fabric, and the starting point for managing any one of them.

When to use it​

  • To see everything running (and everything stopped) at a glance
  • To find a specific VM quickly once you have more than a handful
  • To act on several VMs at once (start, stop, delete, archive)
  • Start from the product home / dashboard if you are unsure where to begin

How to get there​

  • Route / id: /app/vms
  • Nav: Core → Virtual Machines (sidebar, command palette, or desktop nav)
  • A single VM's detail page is /app/vms/:name, reached by clicking its name here

Operate from the console (UX)​

On the list

  1. Switch between grid and table view with the toggle in the top right.
  2. Search by name, image, or tag — the search box also shows "N of M VMs" so you always know if you're looking at a filtered subset.
  3. Filter by tag using the tag chips; combine with search.
  4. Select one or more VMs with the checkboxes, then use the bulk actions bar to start, stop, delete, or archive them together.
  5. Copy a VM's name straight from the list — hover the name and click the copy icon that appears next to it.
  6. Click a VM's name to open its detail page.

On a VM's detail page (/app/vms/:name)

  1. Start, stop, pause, resume, restart, or clone the VM from the header actions.
  2. Open a real console — either the browser terminal (xterm.js) or a graphical VNC session — from the Console tab.
  3. Manage disks, network (including port forwards), Dataplane (FluxVM eBPF edge policy / stats / flows — see VM Dataplane), snapshots, hotplug devices, and cloud-init from their respective tabs.
  4. From the Network tab, use Open Dataplane as a shortcut into the edge policy editor.
  5. Deleting a VM is undoable for a few seconds. Confirming delete doesn't remove the VM immediately — a bar appears at the bottom of the screen with an Undo button and a countdown; the VM is only actually deleted once that countdown finishes unclicked. If you change your mind, click Undo before it runs out.

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