Restart-AzureVM

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Restart-AzureVM

Restarts an Azure virtual machine.

Syntax

Parameter Set: ByName
Restart-AzureVM [-ServiceName] <String> [-Name] <String> [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: Input
Restart-AzureVM [-ServiceName] <String> -VM <PersistentVM> [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This topic describes the cmdlet in the 0.8.10 version of the Microsoft Azure PowerShell module. To get the version of the module you're using, in the Azure PowerShell console, type (Get-Module -Name Azure).Version.

The Restart-AzureVM cmdlet requests a reboot of a virtual machine.

Parameters

-Name<String>

Specifies the name of the virtual machine to restart.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

2

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ServiceName<String>

Specifies the name of the Azure service that contains the virtual machine to restart.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-VM<PersistentVM>

A virtual machine object that identifies the virtual machine to restart.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see  about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Examples

Example 1

This command restarts the "MyVM" virtual machine running in the "myservice1" Azure service.

C:\PS>Restart-AzureVM -ServiceName "myservice1" –Name "MyVM" 

Example 2

This command retrieves the virtual machine object for the virtual machine whose name is "MyVM" and then restarts it.

C:\PS>Get-AzureVM -ServiceName "myservice1" -Name "MyVM" | Restart-AzureVM

Get-AzureVM

Remove-AzureVM

Start-AzureVM

Stop-AzureVM

Update-AzureVM