## PowerCLI Reference

# Restart-CIVApp

## Synopsis

This cmdlet restarts the specified vApp.

Syntax

Restart-CIVApp [-VApp] <CIVApp[]> [-RunAsync] [-Server <CIServer[]>] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [-PipelineVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-CIVApp
New-CIVApp
Remove-CIVApp
Set-CIVApp
Start-CIVApp
Stop-CIVApp
Suspend-CIVApp

Detailed Description

This cmdlet restarts the specified vApp. Resets all virtual machines in the vApp.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
VApp | CIVApp[] | Specifies the vApp you want to restart. | 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
InformationAction | ActionPreference |  | false | false
InformationVariable | String |  | false | false
PipelineVariable | String |  | false | false
RunAsync | SwitchParameter | 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. | false | false
Server | CIServer[] | Specifies the cloud servers on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-CIServer. | 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

The specified CIVApp object

Notes

Examples

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

    $myVapp = Get-CIVApp 'MyvApp'
    Restart-CIVApp $myVApp

Restarts the specified vApp.

-------------- Example 2 --------------

    $myVapp = Get-CIVApp 'MyvApp'
    $task = $myVApp | Restart-CIVApp -RunAsync

Restarts the specified vApp asynchronously.

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