## PowerCLI Reference

# Start-VMHostService

## Synopsis

This cmdlet starts the specified host services.

Syntax

Start-VMHostService [-HostService] <HostService[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VMHostService
Set-VMHostService
Stop-VMHostService
Restart-VMHostService

Detailed Description

This cmdlet starts the specified host services.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
HostService | HostService[] | Specifies the host services you want to start. | true | true (ByValue)
Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | false
WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | false

Return Type

Zero or more restarted HostService objects

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

    Start-VMHostService -Service $vmHostService

Starts a host service.

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