code: def start(name, call=None):
      '''
      Start a VM.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2016.3.0
  
      name
          The name of the VM to start.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt-cloud -a start my-vm
      '''
      if call != 'action':
          raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
              'The start action must be called with -a or --action.'
          )
  
      log.info('Starting node %s', name)
  
      return vm_action(name, kwargs={'action': 'resume'}, call=callf start(name, call=None):
      '''
      Start a VM.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2016.3.0
  
      name
          The name of the VM to start.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt-cloud -a start my-vm
      '''
      if call != 'action':
          raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
              'The start action must be called with -a or --action.'
          )
  
      log.info('Starting node %s', name)
  
      return vm_action(name, kwargs={'action': 'resume'}, call=call)
docs: Start a VM.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2016.3.0
  
      name
          The name of the VM to start.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt-cloud -a start my-vm