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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

-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

-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

-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

-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

-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

-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

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.

Inputs

String

String

Outputs

PSOperationStatusResponse

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