Start-SCVMHost

Starts a stopped host managed by VMM by using out-of-band management.

Description

The Start-SCVMHost cmdlet starts a stopped host managed by System Center Virtual Machine Manager by using out-of-band management. Prior to using this cmdlet, a host must be configured for out-of-band (OOB) management. For information about configuring the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) settings for a host, type: "Get-Help Set-SCVMHost -detailed".

For more information about Start-SCVMHost, type: "Get-Help Start-SCVMHost -online".

Parameters

VMHost

Required? true
Accept Pipeline Input? true (ByValue)
Position? 0
Specifies a virtual machine host object. VMM supports Hyper-V hosts, VMware ESX hosts, and Citrix XenServer hosts. 

For more information about each type of host, type: "Get-Help Add-SCVMHost -detailed". See the examples for a specific cmdlet to determine how that cmdlet uses this parameter.

JobVariable

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named
Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter. 

PROTipID

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named
Specifies the ID of the PRO tip that triggered this action. This allows for auditing of PRO tips.

RunAsynchronously

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named
Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately. 

Examples

1: Power on a specified host.
PS C:\> Get-SCVMHost -ComputerName "NewHost01" | Start-SCVMHost
This command gets the host object named NewHost01 and starts the host using out-of-band management.

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