# VDBAction

The action to take on virtual databases. Use one of the following values:

- ShowStatus. Return the online or offline status of all child virtual databases. (This option ignores the VDBID or VDBName parameter.)

- PowerUp. Bring the specified VDBs online. You must specify either VDBID or VDBName.

- PowerDown. Take the specified VDBs offline. You must specify either VDBID or VDBName.

- VDBAdd. Add a virtual database. You must specify VDBName, VDBType and VDBMapsTo. Set VDBInternal to `true` to create the database as internal.

- VDBEdit. Edit the Type and MapsTo values for a virtual database. You must specify either VDBName or VDBID. You must also set at least one of VDBType or VDBMapsTo to specify the new values.

Actions: | VDBManagement
Type: | String
Default: |
Example: | `VDBAction=PowerDown&VDBID=2,4`
See Also: |

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