PowerCLI Reference

Restart-VM

Synopsis

This cmdlet restarts the specified virtual machines.

Syntax

Restart-VM [-RunAsync] [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VM
New-VM
Remove-VM
Set-VM
Start-VM
Stop-VM
Suspend-VM
Move-VM

Detailed Description

This cmdlet restarts the specified virtual machines.

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionRequired?Pipeline InputDefault Value
VMVirtualMachine[]Specifies the virtual machines you want to restart.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
ServerVIServer[]Specifies the vCenter Server systems 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-VIServer.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

Zero or more VirtualMachine objects

Notes

Examples

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

Restart-VM -VM VM -RunAsync -Confirm

Restarts the VM virtual machine after user confirmation. The cmdlet returns without waiting for the task to complete.


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