Starts a stopped virtual machine

cloudmin start-system [--multiline | --json]
                      [--no-wait]
                      (--name name | --id uuid)

Select a stopped virtual machine with --name or --id. It starts with its saved hardware configuration, applying settings that were waiting for the next start. This command does not change whether the machine starts automatically when the host boots; use modify-system --autostart yes for that.

By default, waits up to two minutes for the host to report the machine running. That state does not mean the guest operating system, network, cloud-init or software installation is ready. --no-wait returns once the start request is accepted. It does not return a background job ID.

Use unpause-system for a paused machine. An unfinished operation can prevent starting a guest; check list-jobs before repeating a refused request.

cloudmin start-system --name guest.example.com
cloudmin start-system --id MACHINE_UUID --no-wait

Options:

  • --id uuid: Source virtual machine UUID.
  • --name name: Source virtual machine name.