PowerCLI Reference

Start-CIVApp

Synopsis

This cmdlet starts the specified vApp.

Syntax

Start-CIVApp [-VApp] <CIVApp[]> [-RunAsync] [-Server <CIServer[]>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online Version
Get-CIVApp
New-CIVapp
Remove-CIVapp
Restart-CIVapp
Set-CIVapp
Stop-CIVapp
Suspend-CIVapp

Detailed Description

This cmdlet starts the specified vApp. Powers on all virtual machines in the vApp.

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionRequired?Pipeline InputDefault Value
VAppCIVApp[]Specifies the vApp you want to start. The operation applies the start policy for the vApp, if any.trueTrue (ByValue)
ConfirmSwitchParameterIf 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.falseFalse
RunAsyncSwitchParameterIndicates 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.falseFalse
ServerCIServer[]Specifies the cloud servers 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-CIServer.falseFalse
WhatIfSwitchParameterIndicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.falseFalse

Return Type

The specified CIVApp objects

Notes

Examples

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

$myVapp = Get-CIVApp 'MyvApp'
Start-CIVApp $myVApp

Starts the specified vApp.

-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------

$myVapp = Get-CIVApp 'MyvApp'
$task = $myVApp | Start-CIVApp -RunAsync

Starts the specified vApp asynchronously.


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