Resume-VM

Reference

Module:: Hyper-V

Resumes a suspended (paused) virtual machine.

Syntax

Resume-VM
      [-ComputerName <String[]>]
      [-Name] <String[]>
      [-AsJob]
      [-Passthru]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Resume-VM
      [-AsJob]
      [-Passthru]
      [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Resume-VM cmdlet resumes a suspended (paused) virtual machine.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\>Resume-VM -Name TestVM

Resumes suspended (paused) virtual machine TestVM.

Parameters

-AsJob

Specifies that the cmdlet is to be run as a background job.

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

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which the virtual machine is to be resumed. 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
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Name

Specifies the name of the virtual machine to be resumed.

Type:	String[]
Aliases:	VMName
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Passthru

Specifies that an object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual machine to be resumed.

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

-VM

Specifies an array of virtual machine objects. The cmdlet resumes the virtual machines that you specify. To obtain a virtual machine object, use the Get-VM cmdlet.

Type:	VirtualMachine[]
Position:	0
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
Aliases:	wi
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Outputs

None by default; Microsoft.HyperV.Powershell.VirtualMachine if -PassThru is specified.