---
title: "Get-VMwareServer"
description: "This cmdlet retrieves the list of VMware servers registered in the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration. The cmdlet returns a collection of objects that represent VMware servers."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/mp/veshell/get-vmwareserver.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam MP VEShell Reference > VEShell Cmdlets > Get-VMwareServer"
dateModified: "2026-09-10"
---

# Get-VMwareServer

Gets VMware servers registered in the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.

**Applies to versions**: 8.0, 9.0, 9a

## Syntax

```
Get-VMwareServer [[-Include] <String[]>] [-VESServer <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description

This cmdlet retrieves the list of VMware servers registered in the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration. The cmdlet returns a collection of objects that represent VMware servers.

The cmdlet displays the following property values for the returned VMware servers:

Available: server connection state.

ServerName: server name.

MonitoringGroup: monitoring group in which the server is included.

VirtualizationPlatform: virtualization platform type (vCenter or ESX)

SummaryInformation: Number of clusters, hosts and VMs under this server.

Notes: notes or comments (specified when adding the server using the Web UI).

## Parameters

### -Include \<String[]\>

Specifies names of VMware servers that should be retrieved. If the parameter is not specified, the cmdlet will return all VMware servers.

::: note

This parameter supports wildcards. Search is not case sensitive.

:::

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### -VESServer

Specifies the Virtualization Extensions server. You can pass the following types of values:

- Name of a machine (remote or local) where the Virtualization Extensions Service runs. 

  Acceptable formats for the input value are: server name (such as "localhost" or "."), IP address (such as "172.15.19.6") and FQDN (such as "localhost.veeam.local").

- [Veeam.Psves.VesConnection](connection.md) object.

For more information, type “[get-help about_VESServerParameter](connection_parameter.md)”.

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### \<CommonParameters\>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see [Microsoft Docs](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

## Notes

If the `-VESServer` parameter is not specified, the cmdlet will connect to the Virtualization Extensions Service on the local machine.

## Output

The cmdlet returns a collection of [Veeam.Psves.VMwareServer](vmware_server.md) objects that represent registered VMware servers.

## Example 1

This command retrieves a list of all VMware servers registered in the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.

```
Get-VMwareServer
```

## Example 2

This command retrieves the “prod-vcenter” VMware server details.

```
Get-VMwareServer –Include prod-vcenter
```

This cmdlet returns a VMware server object, if available.

## Example 3

This command retrieves a list of all VMware servers whose name starts with “prod”.

```
Get-VMwareServer –Include prod*
```

## References

To learn more about supporting wildcard characters in cmdlet parameters, see [Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/developer/cmdlet/supporting-wildcard-characters-in-cmdlet-parameters?view=powershell-7).