Set-VMStartPolicy Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

Set-VMStartPolicy

This cmdlet modifies the virtual machine start policy. Start policy defines what happens to virtual machines when the server starts up or stops.

Syntax

Set-VMStartPolicy
-StartPolicy < VMStartPolicy[] >
[-InheritStartDelayFromHost ]
[-InheritStopActionFromHost ]
[-InheritStopDelayFromHost ]
[-InheritWaitForHeartbeatFromHost ]
[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]
[-StartAction < VmStartAction > ]
[-StartDelay < Int32 > ]
[-StartOrder < Int32 > ]
[-StopAction < VmStopAction > ]
[-StopDelay < Int32 > ]
[-UnspecifiedStartOrder ]
[-WaitForHeartBeat < Boolean > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
 StartPolicy VMStartPolicy[] named
  • pipeline
 Specifies the virtual machine start policy you want to modify.
optional InheritStartDelayFromHost SwitchParameter named
Indicates that the virtual machine uses the value of the StartDelay parameter of the host.
optional InheritStopActionFromHost SwitchParameter named
Indicates that the virtual machine uses the value of the StopAction parameter of the host.
optional InheritStopDelayFromHost SwitchParameter named
Indicates that the virtual machine uses the value of the StopDelay parameter of the host.
optional InheritWaitForHeartbeatFromHost SwitchParameter named
Indicates that the virtual machine uses the value of the WaitforHeartbeat parameter of the host.
optional ProgressAction ActionPreference named
optional StartAction VmStartAction named
Specifies a start action for virtual machines. It can be None or PowerOn.
optional StartDelay Int32 named
Specifies a default start delay in seconds.
optional StartOrder Int32 named
Specifies a number to define the virtual machines start order.
optional StopAction VmStopAction named
Specifies the default action of the virtual machine when the server stops. The valid values are None, Suspend, PowerOff, and GuestShutDown.
optional StopDelay Int32 named
Specifies the default stop delay in seconds.
optional UnspecifiedStartOrder SwitchParameter named
Indicates that no order is defined for starting the virtual machines.
optional WaitForHeartBeat Boolean named
Indicates whether the virtual machine should start after receiving a heartbeat, ignore heartbeats and start after the StartDelay has elapsed ($true), or follow the system default before powering on ($false). When a virtual machine is next in the start order, the system either waits a specified period of time for a virtual machine to power on or it waits until it receives a successful heartbeat from a powered on virtual machine.

Output

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

Examples

Example 1 

$vmstartpolicy = Get-VMStartPolicy -VM VM

Set-VMStartPolicy -StartPolicy $vmstartpolicy -StartAction PowerOn

Retrieves the start policy of the VM virtual machine and defines that when the server starts, the virtual machine is powered on.

Example 2 

Get-VM VM | Get-VMStartPolicy | Set-VMStartpolicy -InheritStopActionFromHost -InheritStopDelayFromHost

Reconfigures the start policy of the VM virtual machine to inherit the values of the StopAction and StopDelay from the host.

Example 3 

Get-VM VM | Get-VMStartPolicy | Set-VMStartpolicy -StartAction PowerOn -StartOrder 2 -StartDelay 300 -StopAction GuestShutDown -StopDelay 300

Retrieve the start policy of the specified virtual machine and modify its configuration settings.

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