start vm

start vm vm_name

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 32.3 Feature License Requirements .