Get-VMStartPolicy Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

Get-VMStartPolicy

This cmdlet retrieves the start policy of the virtual machines on a vCenter Server system. The virtual machines are specified by the VM parameter or retrieved from the host passed through the VMHost parameter. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter.

Syntax

Get-VMStartPolicy
[-Server < VIServer[] > ]
[-VM < VirtualMachine[] > ]
[-VMHost < VMHost[] > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
optional Server VIServer[] named
  • wildcards
 Specifies the vCenter Server systems 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-VIServer.
optional VM VirtualMachine[] named
  • pipeline
  • wildcards
 Specifies the virtual machines whose start policy you want to retrieve.
optional VMHost VMHost[] named
  • pipeline
  • wildcards
 Specifies the hosts of the virtual machines whose start policy you want to retrieve.

Output

VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Host.VMStartPolicy.VMStartPolicy

Examples

Example 1 

Get-VMStartPolicy -VM VM

Retrieves the start policy of the virtual machine named VM.

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