Start-VMFailover

Reference

Module:: Hyper-V

Starts failover on a virtual machine.

Syntax

Start-VMFailover
     [-VMName] <String[]>
     [-AsJob]
     [-ComputerName <String[]>]
     [-PassThru]
     [-Prepare]
     [-Confirm]
     [-WhatIf]

Start-VMFailover
     [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
     [-AsJob]
     [-PassThru]
     [-AsTest]
     [-Confirm]
     [-WhatIf]

Start-VMFailover
     [-VMRecoverySnapshot] <VMSnapshot>
     [-AsJob]
     [-PassThru]
     [-AsTest]
     [-Confirm]
     [-WhatIf]

Start-VMFailover
     [-VMName] <String[]>
     [-AsJob]
     [-ComputerName <String[]>]
     [-PassThru]
     [-AsTest]
     [-Confirm]
     [-WhatIf]

Start-VMFailover
     [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
     [-AsJob]
     [-PassThru]
     [-Prepare]
     [-Confirm]
     [-WhatIf]

Start-VMFailover
     [-VMRecoverySnapshot] <VMSnapshot>
     [-AsJob]
     [-PassThru]
     [-Confirm]
     [-WhatIf]

Description

The Start-VMFailover cmdlet can be used for the following tasks:

Fail over a Replica virtual machine to a chosen recovery point.

Start a planned failover on a primary virtual machine.

Create a test virtual machine on a Replica virtual machine.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\>Get-VMSnapshot VM01 -Name Snapshot01 | Start-Failover

This example starts failover of a virtual machine named VM01 with recovery point Snapshot01.

Note: Recovery points are stored as snapshots. To get a list of all snapshots, use the Get-VMSnapshot cmdlet.

Example 2

PS C:\>Start-VMFailover VM01 -AsTest

This example starts a test failover of a virtual machine named VM01.

Example 3

PS C:\>Get-VMSnapshot VM01 -Name Snapshot01 | Start-Failover -AsTest

Starts a test failover of a virtual machine named VM01 with recovery point Snapshot01.

Example 4

PS C:\>Start-VMFailover -Prepare -VMName VM01  -computername MyPrimary.contoso.com PS C:\>Start-VMFailover -VMName VM01 -computername MyReplica.contoso.com PS C:\>Set-VMReplication -Reverse -VMName VM01 -computername MyReplica.contoso.com PS C:\>Start-VM -VMName VM01 -computername MyReplica.contoso.com

This example shows the cmdlets you use to perform a planned failover. The first command prepares for the planned failover of a primary virtual machine named VM01 by replicating any pending changes. The second command fails over the Replica virtual machine. The second command fails over the Replica virtual machine. The third command switches the Replica virtual machine to a primary virtual machine. The third command starts the virtual machine that has been switched from a Replica virtual machine to a primary virtual machine.

Parameters

-AsJob

Runs the command as a background job.

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

-AsTest

Creates a test virtual machine using the chosen recovery point. You can use a test virtual machine to validate a Replica virtual machine. To stop a test failover, use the Stop-VMFailover cmdlet.

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

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which failover is to be started. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully-qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer - use "localhost" or a dot (".") to specify the local computer explicitly.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	.
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-PassThru

Specifies that a virtual machine object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual machine on which failover is to be started.

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

-Prepare

Starts the planned failover on the primary virtual machine and replicates any pending changes. To complete the planned failover, use the Set-VMReplication and Start-VM cmdlets as shown in Example 4.

Note: The primary virtual machine must be shut down to prepare it for failover.

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

-VM

Specifies the virtual machine for which failover is to be started.

Type:	VirtualMachine[]
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VMName

Specifies the name of the virtual machine for which failover is to be started.

Type:	String[]
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VMRecoverySnapshot

Specifies the recovery snapshot to use during a failover. (This parameter is not required for a planned failover.)

Type:	VMSnapshot
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Outputs

None

Default

Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.VirtualMachine

If -PassThru is specified.