activities
latest
false
UiPath logo, featuring letters U and I in white

IT Automation Activities

Last updated Mar 28, 2025

Power On VM

UiPath.VMware.Activities.PowerOnVM

Description

This activity powers on a virtual machine.

Project compatibility

Windows | Cross-platform

Configuration

Virtual Machine - Identifies the virtual machine on which the operation is performed.

Note: The Virtual Machine parameter provides the following information:
  • ID - Specifies the ID of the virtual machine.
  • Name - Specifies the name Virtual machine.
  • Host - Specifies the host on which the virtual machine is running.
  • FullPath - Specifies the full path to the virtual machine, including datacenter and folder hierarchy.
  • IPAddress - Specifies the primary IP address assigned to the guest operating system, if known.
  • DNSName - Specifies the hostname of the guest operating system, if known.
  • GuestOS - Specifies the guest's operating system full name, if known.
  • GuestOSState - Specifies the guest's operating system state. Possible values are Running, ShuttingDown, Resetting, Standby, NotRunning, Unknown.
  • PowerState - Specifies the virtual machine power state. Possible values are PoweredOn, PoweredOff, Suspended.
  • VMwareToolsState - Specifies the current running status of VMware Tools in the guest operating system, if known. Possible values are NotRunning, Running, ExecutingScripts.
  • VMwareToolsVersionStatus - Specifies the current version status of VMware Tools. The possible values are Blacklisted, Current, NeedUpgrade, NotInstalled, SupportedNew, SupportedOld, TooNew, TooOld, Unmanaged.
  • IsTemplate - Indicates if the input represents a virtual machine template.
  • Tags - Specifies the list of tags assigned to the virtual machine or template.
Input
  • Timeout - Specifies how long to wait (in seconds) for the activity to run before an error is thrown. The default value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

Was this page helpful?

Get The Help You Need
Learning RPA - Automation Courses
UiPath Community Forum
Uipath Logo White
© 2005-2025 UiPath. All rights reserved.