# Power On VM

> `UiPath.VMware.Activities.PowerOnVM`

`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).