qm-start

Start a Proxmox virtual machine

TLDR

Start a VM

$ qm start 100

Specify machine type

$ qm start 100 --machine q35

Start with timeout

$ qm start 100 --timeout 60

qm start starts a QEMU/KVM virtual machine in Proxmox VE. The VM must exist and not already be running. Various startup options can control the emulated machine type, timeout, and other parameters.

PARAMETERS

vmid

The numeric ID of the virtual machine

--machine type

Specify the QEMU machine type (e.g., q35, pc, pc-i440fx)

--timeout seconds

Timeout in seconds for the start operation

--skiplock boolean

Skip lock check (root only)

--stateuri uri

URI to restore state from a migration or snapshot

INSTALL

sudo dnf install qm

CAVEATS

The VM must be in a stopped state to start. If the VM has pending configuration changes, they will be applied on start. Ensure sufficient resources (CPU, memory, storage) are available.

HISTORY

qm start is part of the Proxmox VE virtualization platform for managing QEMU/KVM virtual machines.