--- title: Virtual machine management and administration description: Experience simple processing and streamlined VM lifecycle management. Monitor VMs and event logs from one centralized console. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/virtual-machine-lifecycle-management/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) # Virtual machine management and administration Experience simple processing with faster results to create and manage your VM lifecycle. [Try Now](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cloud/trial/) [![Image 2: Acronis Editorial Team](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/d85707ae91461544212d39836dc32b42.png)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/ "Acronis Editorial Team") [Acronis Editorial Team](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/) 2 min read Last updated 15 December 2022 Experience simple processing with faster results to create and manage your VM lifecycle ### Store Virtual Machines in Your Library • Rapidly provision your workloads. Create virtual machines from VM templates and attach files like VHD, VHDX and ISOs. The days of creating each VM manually are over. • Convert existing VMs to templates. This saves time and energy by storing the same settings for later use. • Clone and reuse VM copies to avoid the pain of manually creating them over and over again. ### Full-Range Summary Dashboard • User-friendly dashboard displays the status of your resources in one place. • Easily analyze vital VM information gathered from each of your hosts on one, easy-to-use platform. • From datacenter-level clusters to individual VMs, Acronis identifies errors immediately. • Get a bird’s-eye-view perspective on everything within your environment. ![Image 3: Virtual machine management and administration](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/3b54509510e418d55dd7f57ec2044cb2.png) ### Monitor Your Event Logs in One Place • Display your Hyper-V event log from all of your hosts in one centralized view. • Solve your problems faster by analyzing all of your hosting errors in one place. • Virtual switch connections and adapters centralize your Hyper-V event logs to save you time. 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