This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Find-VBRObject (obsolete)
Short Description
Returns a list of all VMs and VM containers on the specified ESX(i) host.
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In Backup & Replication v6 this cmdlet was replaced by Find-VBRViEntity and Find-VBRHvEntity due to multihypervisor support introduced in the new version. The cmdlet will still work but it is advised to rewrite your scripts using new cmdlets for added benefits. |
Applies to
Platform: VMware
Syntax
Find-VBRObject [-Server] <CHost> [-Name <String[]>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Related Commands
Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns a list of all VMs and VM containers on the specified ESX(i) host.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Server | Specifies the host you want to look for objects on. | True | 1 | True (ByValue, | False |
Name | Specifies the name of the object you want to get, or search conditions. You can specify multiple names separated by commas. | False | Named | False | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.
Example 1
This command looks all objects registered on server named named "VMwareHost". The server object is obtained with Get-VBRServer and piped down.
Get-VBRServer -Name "VMwareHost" | Find-VBRObject |
Example 2
This command looks for VMs named "VM01" and "VM03" located on server represented by the $server variable. The server object is obtained with Get-VBRServer and assigned to the variable beforehand.
Find-VBRObject -Server $server -Name "VM01", "VM03" |
