# Start-RASVM

### NAME

Start-RASVM\ <br>

### SYNOPSIS

Starts a virtual machine.\ <br>

### SYNTAX

Start-RASVM \[-[ProviderId](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Start-RASVM.html#ProviderId)] *\<uint>* \[-[Id](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Start-RASVM.html#Id)] *\<string>* \[*<*[*CommonParameters*](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Start-RASVM.html#CommonParameters)*>*]\
\
Start-RASVM \[-[InputObject](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Start-RASVM.html#InputObject)] *<*[*VM*](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/types/VM.html)*>* \[*<*[*CommonParameters*](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Start-RASVM.html#CommonParameters)*>*]\ <br>

### DESCRIPTION

Starts a virtual machine.\ <br>

### PARAMETERS

\
-**ProviderId \<uint>**\
The name of the target Provider server.\ <br>

```
        Required?                    true
```

```
        Position?                    0
```

```
        Default value                0
```

```
        Accept pipeline input?       false
```

```
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

\
-**Id \<string>**\
Target virtual machine UUID.\ <br>

```
        Required?                    true
```

```
        Position?                    1
```

```
        Default value                
```

```
        Accept pipeline input?       false
```

```
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

\
-**InputObject <**[**VM**](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/types/VM.html)**>**\
The VM on which to perform the power operation.\
\
To obtain an object of type VM, use the Get-VM cmdlet.\ <br>

```
        Required?                    true
```

```
        Position?                    0
```

```
        Default value                
```

```
        Accept pipeline input?       true (ByValue)
```

```
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

\
\<CommonParameters>

```
        This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
```

```
        ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
```

```
        OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see 
```

```
        about_CommonParameters . 
```

<br>

### INPUTS

[VM](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/types/VM.html)

### OUTPUTS

-none-

### EXAMPLES

\
\&#xNAN;**---------- EXAMPLE 1 ----------**\
\
Start-RASVM -ProviderId 2 -Id 42311235-09c5-ca15-337d-b9723015edf0\
\
Starts the virtual machine specified by UUID on the specified Provider.\
\&#xNAN;**---------- EXAMPLE 2 ----------**\
\
Get-RASVM -ProviderId 2 -Id 42311235-09c5-ca15-337d-b9723015edf0 | Start-VM\
\
Starts the specified virtual machine which is identified by an object obtained from the pipeline output.


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