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Set-HyperVVMAutomaticStop

Hyper-V: Configures VM automatic stop action

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules Hyper-V

[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
    [string]$ComputerName = "localhost",

    [PSCredential]$Credential,

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$Name,

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [ValidateSet('Save', 'TurnOff', 'ShutDown')]
    [string]$Action
)

Process {
    try {
        $params = @{
            'ComputerName' = $ComputerName
            'ErrorAction'  = 'Stop'
        }
        if ($Credential) { $params.Add('Credential', $Credential) }

        $vm = Get-VM @params | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $Name -or $_.Id -eq $Name }

        if (-not $vm) {
            throw "Virtual machine '$Name' not found on '$ComputerName'."
        }

        Set-VM -VM $vm -AutomaticStopAction $Action -ErrorAction Stop

        $result = [PSCustomObject]@{
            Name                = $vm.Name
            AutomaticStopAction = $Action
            Action              = "AutomaticStopUpdated"
            Status              = "Success"
            Timestamp           = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
        }

        Write-Output $result
    }
    catch {
        throw
    }
}

Specifies the name of the Hyper-V host. Defaults to the local machine.

Specifies the credentials to use for the remote connection.

Specifies the name or ID of the virtual machine.

Specifies the action to take (Save, TurnOff, or ShutDown).

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