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title: Actionable notifications for virtual machines in ITSM Virtual Agent
description: Notify users when a change is made to a virtual machine \(VM\) instance.
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release: australia
product: ITSM Virtual Agent
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topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [ITSM Virtual Agent pre-built actionable notifications, ITSM Virtual Agent, IT Service Management]
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# Actionable notifications for virtual machines in ITSM Virtual Agent

Notify users when a change is made to a virtual machine \(VM\) instance.

You must activate notifications in Workflow Studio in order to use them. For details, see [Set up actionable notifications for ITSM Virtual Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/itsm-virtual-agent/setup-actionable-notifications.md).

## Start VM failure

End users are notified when a change made to a virtual machine instance has failed. For example, the virtual machine failed to start or stop. For information about pre-built topics for virtual machines, see [Virtual machine pre-built topics for ITSM Virtual Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/itsm-virtual-agent/manage-virtual-machine.md).

## Start VM Success

End users are notified when a change made to a virtual machine instance has been successful. For example, the virtual machine successfully started or stopped. For information about pre-built topics for virtual machines, see [Virtual machine pre-built topics for ITSM Virtual Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/itsm-virtual-agent/manage-virtual-machine.md).

**Parent Topic:**[ITSM Virtual Agent pre-built actionable notifications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/itsm-virtual-agent/itsm-actionable-notifications.md)