startInstances

startInstances method allows you to start a previously stopped service(s) or server instance(s) in BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management. 

This operation can be performed by specifying either of following: 

• Service ID(s) from BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management.
• Service name(s) from BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management.
• Server instance ID(s) from BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management.  

The following table depicts how startInstances method is used: 

• • Before you begin
  • Request
    • Using com.amazonaws.services.ec2.model.StartInstancesRequest
    • Using com.bmc.cloud.sdk.aws.model.StartServiceInstancesRequest
  • Response
  • Related topic

Before you begin

Prior to using this CLM AWS SDK method, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• You have supplied the configuration parameters to the CLMEC2Client constructor or have specified in the configuration file. See CLM AWS SDK syntax and usage for details.
• Supply either of the three:
  • List of valid server ids from BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management. You can obtain the server ids using the getInstanceId() method of com.bmc.cloud.sdk.aws.model.ServerInstance
  • List of valid service ids from BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management. You can obtain the service ids using the getServiceId() method of com.bmc.cloud.sdk.aws.model.ServerInstance
  • List of valid service names from BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management. You can obtain the service names using the getServiceName() method of com.bmc.cloud.sdk.aws.model.ServerInstance

Request

Using com.amazonaws.services.ec2.model.StartInstancesRequest

Using com.bmc.cloud.sdk.aws.model.StartServiceInstancesRequest

Extends: com.amazonaws.services.ec2.model.StartInstancesRequest

Response

Method	Belongs To	AWS SDK Usage	CLM SDK Usage	Remarks
getStartingInstances()	AWS	getCurrentState()   getInstanceId()   getPreviousState()	getCurrentState()   getInstanceId()   getPreviousState()	PENDING,RUNNING,  SHUTTING_DOWN,TERMINATED,  STOPPING,STOPPED  Instance ID is mapped to server ID

Related topic

CLM-AWS-SDK-use-cases