VMware StartVm

VMware StartVm
Certified
Enterprise Edition
Power on a VM on an ESXi host

Powers on the specified VM if it is currently powered off. Uses the ESXi powerOn task; port defaults to 443.

yaml
type: io.kestra.plugin.ee.vmware.esxi.StartVm

Examples

Start a VM by name

yaml
id: start_vm
namespace: company.team

tasks:
  - id: start
    type: io.kestra.plugin.ee.vmware.esxi.StartVm
    server: "esxi.mycompany.com"
    username: "{{ secret('VMWARE_ESXI_USERNAME') }}"
    password: "{{ secret('VMWARE_ESXI_PASSWORD') }}"
    vmName: "vm-to-start"

Properties

password *string

Password

server *string

Server hostname or IP

FQDN or IP of the vCenter or ESXi endpoint (no scheme or port).

username *string

Username

e.g. Administrator@vsphere.local for vCenter or root for ESXi.

vmName *string

VM name

port integerstring

Default443

Server port

Defaults to 443.

trustStorePath string

Trust store path

Optional path to a PKCS12 trust store containing the CA certificate(s) used to validate the vCenter/ESXi server's TLS certificate. If omitted (or if the path does not exist), the JVM's default trust store (system CA certificates) is used instead. Certificate validation is always enforced; this plugin never disables TLS certificate validation.