def METHOD_NAME(self):
    try:
        instance_info = self._get_instance_info()
        if not instance_info.is_running():
            self._multipass_cmd.start(instance_name=self.instance_name)
    except errors.ProviderInfoError as instance_error:
        # Until we have proper multipass error codes to know if this
        # was a communication error we should keep this error tracking
        # and generation here.
        raise errors.ProviderInstanceNotFoundError(
            instance_name=self.instance_name
        ) from instance_error