## PowerCLI Reference

# Start-VM

## Synopsis

This cmdlet powers on virtual machines.

Syntax

Start-VM [-RunAsync] [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VM
Move-VM
New-VM
Remove-VM
Set-VM
Stop-VM
Suspend-VM
Move-VApp

Detailed Description

This cmdlet powers on the virtual machines specified by the VM parameter.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
VM | VirtualMachine[] | Specifies the virtual machines you want to power on. | 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
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 | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems 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-VIServer. | 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 powered-on VirtualMachine objects

Notes

Examples

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

    Start-VM -VM VM -Confirm -RunAsync

Asynchronously starts the virtual machine named VM. Before initializing the task, asks for confirmation.

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