Restart-VMHost

This cmdlet restarts the specified hosts.

Syntax

-VMHost  <VMHost[]>
[-Evacuate]
[-Force]
[-Reason  <String>]
[-RunAsync]
[-Server  <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
VMHost
VMHost[] named
  • wildcards
  • pipeline
  • Specifies the hosts you want to restart.
    optional
    Evacuate
    SwitchParameter named Indicates that vCenter Server automatically reregisters the virtual machines that are compatible for reregistration. If they are not compatible, they remain on the rebooted host. If there are powered-on virtual machines that cannot be reregistered, the operation waits until they are powered off manually. The Evacuate parameter is valid only if the cmdlet is run against a vCenter Server system and the host is in a DRS-enabled cluster.
    optional
    Force
    SwitchParameter named Indicates that you want to restart the hosts even if they are not in a maintenance mode.
    optional
    Reason
    String named Specifies a short message containing the reason for restarting the host. The message cannot be null or empty string.
    optional
    RunAsync
    SwitchParameter named Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console.
    optional
    Server
    VIServer[] named
  • wildcards
  • Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.

    Output

    VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Inventory.VMHost

    Examples


    Example 1

    Restart-VMHost 10.23.112.235 -RunAsync -Confirm

    Restarts the specified host after user confirmation. The cmdlet returns without waiting for the task to complete.

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