Suspend-SCVirtualMachine

Reference

Module:: VirtualMachineManager

Suspends a virtual machine managed by VMM.

Syntax

Suspend-SCVirtualMachine
       [-VM] <VM>
       [-RunAsynchronously]
       [-PROTipID <Guid>]
       [-JobVariable <String>]
       [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
       [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
       [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Suspend-SCVirtualMachine cmdlet suspends one or more virtual machines deployed on hosts managed by Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). This cmdlet pauses activity on a virtual machine, and returns an object that represents that virtual machine in a paused state.

To resume running a suspended virtual machine, use the Resume-SCVirtualMachinecmdlet.

Examples

Example 1: Suspend a specified virtual machine

PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM01"
PS C:\> Suspend-SCVirtualMachine -VM $VM

The first command gets the virtual machine object named VM01, and then stores that object in the $VM variable.

The second command pauses the virtual machine stored in $VM, and displays information about the paused object.

Parameters

-JobVariable

Specifies a variable in which job progress is tracked and stored.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-OnBehalfOfUser

Specifies a user name. This cmdlet operates on behalf of the user that this parameter specifies.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-OnBehalfOfUserRole

Specifies a user role. To obtain a user role, use the Get-SCUserRole cmdlet. This cmdlet operates on behalf of the user role that this parameter specifies.

Type:	UserRole
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-PROTipID

Specifies the ID of the Performance and Resource Optimization tip (PRO tip) that triggered this action. This parameter lets you audit PRO tips.

Type:	Guid
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-RunAsynchronously

Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VM

Specifies a virtual machine object.

Type:	VM
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Outputs

VirtualMachine

Notes

This cmdlet requires a virtual machine object, which can be retrieved by using the Get-SCVirtualMachine cmdlet.