Skip to content

Latest commit

 

History

History
312 lines (245 loc) · 7.82 KB

Start-VMFailover.md

File metadata and controls

312 lines (245 loc) · 7.82 KB
Raw
description external help file Module Name ms.date online version schema title
Use this topic to help manage Windows and Windows Server technologies with Windows PowerShell.
Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Cmdlets.dll-Help.xml
Hyper-V
12/20/2016
2.0.0
Start-VMFailover

Start-VMFailover

SYNOPSIS

Starts failover on a virtual machine.

SYNTAX

VMName (Default)

Start-VMFailover [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
 [-VMName] <String[]> [-Prepare] [-AsJob] [-Passthru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

VMName_Test

Start-VMFailover [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
 [-VMName] <String[]> [-AsTest] [-AsJob] [-Passthru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

VMObject

Start-VMFailover [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-Prepare] [-AsJob] [-Passthru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

VMObject_Test

Start-VMFailover [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-AsTest] [-AsJob] [-Passthru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

VMSnapshot

Start-VMFailover [-VMRecoverySnapshot] <VMSnapshot> [-AsJob] [-Passthru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

VMSnapshot_Test

Start-VMFailover [-VMRecoverySnapshot] <VMSnapshot> [-AsTest] [-AsJob] [-Passthru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

The Start-VMFailover cmdlet can be used for the following tasks:

  • Fail over a Replica virtual machine to a chosen recovery point.
  • Start a planned failover on a primary virtual machine.
  • Create a test virtual machine on a Replica virtual machine.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Get-VMSnapshot VM01 -Name Snapshot01 | Start-VMFailover

This example starts failover of a virtual machine named VM01 with recovery point Snapshot01.

Note: Recovery points are stored as snapshots. To get a list of all snapshots, use the Get-VMSnapshot cmdlet.

Example 2

PS C:\> Start-VMFailover VM01 -AsTest

This example starts a test failover of a virtual machine named VM01.

Example 3

PS C:\> Get-VMSnapshot VM01 -Name Snapshot01 | Start-VMFailover -AsTest

Starts a test failover of a virtual machine named VM01 with recovery point Snapshot01.

Example 4

PS C:\> Start-VMFailover -Prepare -VMName VM01  -computername MyPrimary.contoso.com
PS C:\> Start-VMFailover -VMName VM01 -computername MyReplica.contoso.com
PS C:\> Set-VMReplication -Reverse -VMName VM01 -computername MyReplica.contoso.com
PS C:\> Start-VM -VMName VM01 -computername MyReplica.contoso.com

This example shows the cmdlets you use to perform a planned failover. The first command prepares for the planned failover of a primary virtual machine named VM01 by replicating any pending changes. The second command fails over the Replica virtual machine. The third command switches the Replica virtual machine to a primary virtual machine. The fourth command starts the virtual machine that has been switched from a Replica virtual machine to a primary virtual machine.

PARAMETERS

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AsTest

Creates a test virtual machine using the chosen recovery point. You can use a test virtual machine to validate a Replica virtual machine. To stop a test failover, use the Stop-VMFailover cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: VMName_Test, VMObject_Test, VMSnapshot_Test
Aliases: 

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Type: CimSession[]
Parameter Sets: VMName, VMName_Test
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which failover is to be started. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer. Use localhost or a dot (.) to specify the local computer explicitly.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: VMName, VMName_Test
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Credential

Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.

Type: PSCredential[]
Parameter Sets: VMName, VMName_Test
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Passthru

Specifies that a virtual machine object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual machine on which failover is to be started.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Prepare

Starts the planned failover on the primary virtual machine and replicates any pending changes. To complete the planned failover, use the Set-VMReplication and Start-VM cmdlets as shown in Example 4.

Note: The primary virtual machine must be shut down to prepare it for failover.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: VMName, VMObject
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-VM

Specifies the virtual machine for which failover is to be started.

Type: VirtualMachine[]
Parameter Sets: VMObject, VMObject_Test
Aliases: 

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-VMName

Specifies the name of the virtual machine for which failover is to be started.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: VMName, VMName_Test
Aliases: 

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-VMRecoverySnapshot

Specifies the recovery snapshot to use during a failover. (This parameter is not required for a planned failover.)

Type: VMSnapshot
Parameter Sets: VMSnapshot, VMSnapshot_Test
Aliases: VMRecoveryCheckpoint

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

None

Default

Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VirtualMachine

If -PassThru is specified.

NOTES

RELATED LINKS