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Start-SCVirtualMachine

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Module:
VirtualMachineManager

Starts a virtual machine managed by VMM.

Syntax

Start-SCVirtualMachine
     [-VM] <VM>
     [-RunAsynchronously]
     [-PROTipID <Guid>]
     [-JobVariable <String>]
     [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
     [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Start-SCVirtualMachine cmdlet starts one or more virtual machines on hosts managed by Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) when the machines are in a stopped state. This cmdlet restores a stopped virtual machine to a running state, and returns an object that represents it in a running state. After you start the virtual machine, you can resume activity on that virtual machine.

If you run this cmdlet on a virtual machine that is already running, it returns the object but does not change the state of the virtual machine.

To stop a running virtual machine, use the Stop-SCVirtualMachine cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1: Start a virtual machine that is turned off

PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM01"
PS C:\> Start-SCVirtualMachine -VM $VM

The first command gets the virtual machine object named VM01, and then stores that object in the $VM variable.

The second command starts the virtual machine stored in $VM, and displays information about the running virtual machine object.

Example 2: Start all virtual machines that are turned off

PS C:\> $VMs = Get-SCVirtualMachine -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where { $_.Status -eq "PowerOff" }
PS C:\> $VMs | Start-SCVirtualMachine

The first command gets all virtual machine objects on VMMServer01 that are in a stopped state, and stores those objects in the $VMs array.

The second command passes each virtual machine in $VMs to the current cmdlet, which starts each virtual machine.

Parameters

-JobVariable

Specifies a variable in which job progress is tracked and stored.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-OnBehalfOfUser

Specifies a user name. This cmdlet operates on behalf of the user that this parameter specifies.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-OnBehalfOfUserRole

Specifies a user role. To obtain a user role, use the Get-SCUserRole cmdlet. This cmdlet operates on behalf of the user role that this parameter specifies.

Type:UserRole
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PROTipID

Specifies the ID of the Performance and Resource Optimization tip (PRO tip) that triggered this action. This parameter lets you audit PRO tips.

Type:Guid
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-RunAsynchronously

Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VM

Specifies a virtual machine object.

Type:VM
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

Outputs

VirtualMachine

Notes

  • This cmdlet requires a virtual machine object, which can be retrieved by using the Get-SCVirtualMachinecmdlet.