Start a Compute instance

PUT /instance/{id}:start

This operation starts a virtual machine, potentially using a rescue profile if specified

Path parameters

id string(uuid) Required

application/json

Body Required

rescue-profile string

Boot in Rescue Mode, using named profile (supported: netboot, netboot-efi)

Values are netboot-efi or netboot.

Responses

200 application/json

200
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- id string(uuid)
  
  Operation ID
- reason string
  
  Operation failure reason
  
  Values are incorrect, unknown, unavailable, forbidden, busy, fault, partial, not-found, interrupted, unsupported, or conflict.
- reference object
  
  Related resource reference
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
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  id string(uuid)
  
  Reference ID
  
  link string
  
  Link to the referenced resource
  
  command string
  
  Command name
- message string
  
  Operation message
- state string
  
  Operation status
  
  Values are failure, pending, success, or timeout.

PUT /instance/{id}:start

curl \
 -X PUT https://api-ch-gva-2.exoscale.com/v2/instance/{id}:start \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"rescue-profile":"netboot-efi"}'

Request examples

{
  "rescue-profile": "netboot-efi"
}

Response examples (200)

{
  "id": "string",
  "reason": "incorrect",
  "reference": {
    "id": "string",
    "link": "string",
    "command": "string"
  },
  "message": "string",
  "state": "failure"
}