Data Domain: How to power-off or restart a DDVE system

Summary: This article details the recommended procedure to power-off or reboot/restart a Data Domain Virtual Edition (DDVE) system.

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Instructions

How to power off or reboot a Data Domain Virtual Edition (DDVE) system from vSphere:

  • Use only 'Shut Down Guest OS' or 'Restart Guest' (as needed).
  • Avoid using 'Power Off or Reset' options as these act like pulling the power cable on a bare metal machine and may result in Data Loss or Integrity issues.
  • DDVE does not support the 'Suspend' operation - Using 'Suspend' may cause unexpected results.

 Procedure from vSphere Web/Client

  1.  Right Click the required DDVE Virtual Machine (VM)
  2.  Select Power  >  'Shut Down Guest OS'      ---> to power off the DDVE device 

OR

  •  Select  Power  >  'Restart Guest OS'      ---> to reboot/restart the DDVE device 

The operations highlighted in the red box must be avoided.
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Affected Products

Data Domain

Products

Data Domain, Data Domain Virtual Edition
Article Properties
Article Number: 000010643
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 26 Sept 2025
Version:  4
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