## PowerCLI Reference

# Restart-VMHostService

## Synopsis

This cmdlet restarts the specified host services.

Syntax

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

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VMHostService
Set-VMHostService
Start-VMHostService
Stop-VMHostService

Detailed Description

This cmdlet restarts the specified host services.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
HostService | HostService[] | Specifies the host service 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
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 HostService objects

Notes

Examples

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

    Restart-VMHostService -Service $vmHostService -Confirm:$false

Restarts a host service.

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