---
title: VZVirtualMachineStartOptions
framework: virtualization
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: virtualization/vzvirtualmachinestartoptions
---

# VZVirtualMachineStartOptions

The abstract class for VM start options.

## Declaration

```swift
class VZVirtualMachineStartOptions
```

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [NSObject](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class.md)

### Inherited By

- [VZMacOSVirtualMachineStartOptions](virtualization/vzmacosvirtualmachinestartoptions.md)

### Conforms To

- [CVarArg](swift/cvararg.md)
- [CustomDebugStringConvertible](swift/customdebugstringconvertible.md)
- [CustomStringConvertible](swift/customstringconvertible.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [NSObjectProtocol](objectivec/nsobjectprotocol.md)

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [VZMacOSVirtualMachineStartOptions](virtualization/vzmacosvirtualmachinestartoptions.md)

### Starting and stopping the VM

- [start(completionHandler:)](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/start(completionhandler:).md)
- [start()](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/start().md)
- [start(options:completionHandler:)](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/start(options:completionhandler:).md)
- [stop(completionHandler:)](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/stop(completionhandler:).md)
- [pause(completionHandler:)](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/pause(completionhandler:).md)
- [requestStop()](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/requeststop().md)
- [resume(completionHandler:)](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/resume(completionhandler:).md)
- [pause()](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/pause().md)
- [resume()](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/resume().md)