@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ module Xenserver
     request 'create_server'
     request 'create_vif'
     request 'create_vm'
-    request 'get_vm'
-    request 'get_vms'
     request 'get_host'
     request 'get_hosts'
-    request 'get_sr'
-    request 'get_srs'
     request 'get_network'
     request 'get_networks'
+    request 'get_sr'
+    request 'get_srs'
     request 'get_vif'
     request 'get_vifs'
-    request 'start_server'
+    request 'get_vm'
+    request 'get_vms'
+    request 'start_vm'
 
     class Real
       include Collections
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def request(options, *params)
             if params.length.eql?(1) and params.first.is_a?(Hash)
               response = @factory.call(method, @credentials, params.first)
             else
-              response = eval("@factory.call('#{method}', '#{@credentials}', #{params.map {|p| "'#{p}'"}.join(',')})")
+              response = eval("@factory.call('#{method}', '#{@credentials}', #{params.map {|p|  p.is_a?(String) ? "'#{p}'" : p}.join(',')})")
             end
           end
 
 
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ def halted?
 
       # operations
       def start
-        requires :reference
         return false if halted?
         connection.start_server( @reference )
         true
 
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ def create_vm( name_label, image = nil, network = nil )
 
           raise Fog::Xenserver::OperationFailed unless new_vm.allowed_operations.include?('provision')
           @connection.request({:parser => Fog::Parsers::Xenserver::Base.new, :method => 'VM.provision'}, new_vm.reference)
-          get_vm_by_ref( new_vm.reference )
+          start_vm( new_vm.reference )
+          
+          new_vm
         end
       end
 
 
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ module Fog
   module Xenserver
     class Real
 
-      def start_server( vm_ref, force = false )
-        start_vm( vm_ref, force )
+      def start_server( vm_ref )
+        start_vm( vm_ref )
       end
 
     end
 
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ module Fog
   module Xenserver
     class Real
 
-      def start_vm( vm_ref, force = false )
-        @connection.request({:parser => Fog::Parsers::Xenserver::Base.new, :method => 'VM.start'}, vm_ref, force)
+      # http://bit.ly/8ZPyCN
+      # VM.start( session, VM_ref, start_paused, force)
+      def start_vm( vm_ref )
+        @connection.request({:parser => Fog::Parsers::Xenserver::Base.new, :method => 'VM.start'}, vm_ref, false, false)
       end
 
     end