Start-CIVM

This cmdlet powers on the specified virtual machine.

Syntax

Start-CIVM

-VM < CIVM[] >

[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]

[-RunAsync ]

[-Server < CIServer[] > ]

[CommonParameters]

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Features	Description
required	VM	CIVM[]	named	pipeline	Specifies the virtual machine you want to power on.
optional	ProgressAction	ActionPreference	named
optional	RunAsync	SwitchParameter	named		Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console.
optional	Server	CIServer[]	named		Specifies the cloud servers on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-CIServer.

Example 1

$myVM = Get-CIVM -Name 'MyVM'
Start-CIVM $myVM

Powers on the specified virtual machine.

Example 2

$myVM = Get-CIVM -Name 'MyVM'
$task = Start-CIVM $myVM -RunAsync

Powers on the specified virtual machine asynchronously.

Get-CIVM

This cmdlet retrieves virtual machines in the cloud.

New-CIVM

This cmdlet creates a new cloud virtual machine.

Restart-CIVM

This cmdlet resets the specified virtual machine.

Start-CIVM

This cmdlet powers on the specified virtual machine.

Stop-CIVM

This cmdlet powers off the specified virtual machine.

Suspend-CIVM

This cmdlet suspends the specified virtual machine.

Restart-CIVMGuest

This cmdlet restarts the guest operating system of the specified virtual machine.

Stop-CIVMGuest

This cmdlet shuts down the guest operating system of the specified virtual machine.

Get-CIVMTemplate

This cmdlet retrieves the virtual machine templates in the cloud.