start vm

start vm vm_name

Description

Starts a virtual machine (VM) process.

Syntax Description

vmDesignates starting a vm process.
vm_nameSpecifies the VM name.

Default

N/A.

Usage Guidelines

The effect of this command is not persistent. The initial VM state after boot is determined by the VM‘s enabled/disabled configuration state.

To stop a VM process, use the command stop vm vm_name [forceful | graceful].

The Extreme Insight feature requires the Solid State Storage Device SSD-120.

Example

The following example starts the VM process "vm1":

# start vm vm1

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 30.3.

Platform Availability

This command is available on all platforms that support the Integrated Application Hosting (IAH) feature and have a Core or Extreme Platform ONE license installed. For a list of platforms that support the IAH feature and for information about licenses, see the licensing guide.