Edit VM Startup/Shutdown Configuration

[aryajp]

what is the powercli command to move all manual startup vms to automatic in a particular Esxi Server.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

You can do something like this, but be aware that VMHostAutoStartPolicy needs to be enabled to be able to do that.
You can check with Get-VMHostStartPolicy and eventually change with Set-VMHostSTartPolicy.

$esxName = 'MyEsx'

Get-VMHost -Name $esxName |

Get-VM | Get-VMStartPolicy | where{$_.StartAction -eq 'None'} |

Set-VMStartPolicy -StartAction PowerOn -Confirm:$false

[aryajp]

Hi LucD,

Getting below error:

Where-Object : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Property'. The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument that is not null or empty, and then try the command again.

At C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\VMAuto-Start.ps1:3 char:35

+ Get-VM | Get-VMStartPolicy | where{}$_.StartAction -eq 'None' |

+                                   ~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Where-Object], ParameterBindingValidationException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WhereObjectCommand

[LucD]

Oops, typo.
The code above is corrected