Start-AzVM
Starts an Azure virtual machine.
Syntax
ResourceGroupNameParameterSetName (Default)
Start-AzVM
[-Name] <String>
[-ResourceGroupName] <String>
[-NoWait]
[-AsJob]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
IdParameterSetName
Start-AzVM
[-Id] <String>
[-NoWait]
[-AsJob]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Start-AzVM cmdlet starts an Azure virtual machine.
Examples
Example 1: Start a virtual machine
Start-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup11" -Name "VirtualMachine07"
This command starts the virtual machine named VirtualMachine07 in ResourceGroup11.
Parameters
-AsJob
Run cmdlet in the background and return a Job to track progress.
Parameter properties
Type: SwitchParameter
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: Named Mandatory: False Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: False Value from remaining arguments: False
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Parameter properties
Type: SwitchParameter
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False Aliases: cf
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: Named Mandatory: False Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: False Value from remaining arguments: False
-DefaultProfile
The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure.
Parameter properties
Type: IAzureContextContainer
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False Aliases: AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: Named Mandatory: False Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: False Value from remaining arguments: False
-Id
The ID of the virtual machine.
Parameter properties
Type: String
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False
Parameter sets
IdParameterSetName
Position: 0 Mandatory: True Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: True Value from remaining arguments: False
-Name
The virtual machine name.
Parameter properties
Type: String
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False
Parameter sets
ResourceGroupNameParameterSetName
Position: 1 Mandatory: True Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: True Value from remaining arguments: False
-NoWait
Starts the operation and returns immediately, before the operation is completed. In order to determine if the operation has successfully been completed, use some other mechanism.
Parameter properties
Type: SwitchParameter
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: Named Mandatory: False Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: False Value from remaining arguments: False
-ResourceGroupName
Specifies the name of the resource group of the virtual machine.
Parameter properties
Type: String
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False
Parameter sets
ResourceGroupNameParameterSetName
Position: 0 Mandatory: True Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: True Value from remaining arguments: False
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Parameter properties
Type: SwitchParameter
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False Aliases: wi
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: Named Mandatory: False Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: False Value from remaining arguments: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
-InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable,
-ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters .
Outputs
