Start-AzVmss
Starts the VMSS or a set of virtual machines within the VMSS.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Start-AzVmss
[-ResourceGroupName] <String>
[-VMScaleSetName] <String>
[[-InstanceId] <String[]>]
[-AsJob]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Start-AzVmss cmdlet starts all the virtual machines within the Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) or a set of virtual machines.
You can use the InstanceId parameter to select a set of virtual machines.
Examples
Example 1: Start a specific set of virtual machines within the VMSS
Start-AzVmss -ResourceGroupName "ContosOrg" -VMScaleSetName "ContosoVMSS"-InstanceId "0", "1"
This command starts a specific set of virtual machines specified by the instance ID string array that belong to the VMSS named ContosoVMSS.
Example 2: Start all virtual machines within the VMSS
Start-AzVmss -ResourceGroupName "ContosOrg" -VMScaleSetName "ContosoVMSS"
This command starts all virtual machines that belong to the VMSS named ContosoVMSS.
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
-InstanceId
Specifies, as a string array, the ID or IDs of the instances that cmdlet starts.
For instance: -InstanceId "0", "3"
Parameter properties
Type: String [ ]
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: 2 Mandatory: False Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: True Value from remaining arguments: False
-ResourceGroupName
Specifies the name of the resource group of the VMSS.
Parameter properties
Type: String
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: 0 Mandatory: True Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: True Value from remaining arguments: False
-VMScaleSetName
Specifies the name of the VMSS that this cmdlet starts the virtual machines.
Parameter properties
Type: String
Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False Aliases: Name
Parameter sets
(All)
Position: 1 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
