start vm
Description
Starts a virtual machine (VM) process.
Syntax Description
| vm | Designates starting a vm process. |
| vm_name | Specifies 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 Extreme Insight for Guest VMs feature and have a Core license installed. For a list of platforms that support the Insight feature and for information about licenses, see the Switch Engine 32.2 Feature License Requirements .