Start-SCService

Applies To: System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager

Start-SCService

Starts a VMM service and all virtual machines within the service.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Start-SCService [-Service] <Service> [-JobVariable <String> ] [-PROTipID <Guid> ] [-RunAsynchronously] [-VMMServer <ServerConnection> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Start-SCService cmdlet starts a System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) service and all virtual machines within the service. To stop a service, use the Stop-SCService cmdlet.

For more information about Start-SCService, type: "Get-Help Start-SCService -online".

Parameters

-JobVariable<String>

Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PROTipID<Guid>

Specifies the ID of the PRO tip that triggered this action. This allows for auditing of PRO tips.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-RunAsynchronously

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

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Service<Service>

Specifies a VMM service object.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-VMMServer<ServerConnection>

Specifies a VMM server object.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • VirtualMachine[]

Examples

1: Start a specified service.

The first command gets the service object named Service01 and stores the object in the $Service variable.

The second command starts the service in $Service, which starts all of the virtual machines in the service.

PS C:\> $Service = Get-SCService -Name "Service01"
PS C:\> Start-SCService -Service $Service

Get-SCService

New-SCService

Read-SCService

Remove-SCService

Resume-SCService

Set-SCService

Stop-SCService

Suspend-SCService

Update-SCService