To create expressions for dynamic groups, you can use properties of the following types of objects.
The following properties of host systems are supported in grouping expressions.
Property | Return Data Type | Description |
Custom
| Text (string) | Returns a value of a custom attribute assigned to a host. Specify the name of a custom attribute in brackets. For example, CustomAttribute("department") will return the value of the 'department' attribute for a host. Notes:
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Tag | Text (string) | Returns a tag assigned to a host. Specify the name of a tag category in brackets. For example, Tag("department") will return the tag of the 'department' category for a host. Note: This property is available for VMware vSphere 5.5 or later. |
Name | Text (string) | Returns the host name. |
Memory | Numeric | Returns the amount of host physical memory, in GB. |
ProcessorCores | Numeric (integer) | Returns the number of processor cores for a host. |
CPUFrequency | Numeric | Returns CPU frequency, in MHz. |
VMCount | Numeric (integer) | Returns the number of VMs registered on a host. |
HostModel | Text (string) | Returns the host model. |
CPUSockets | Numeric (integer) | Returns the number of CPU sockets for a host. |
Location | Text (string) | Returns the path to a host in the virtual infrastructure. |
The following properties of storage systems are supported in grouping expressions.
Property | Return Data Type | Description |
Name | Text (string) | Returns a storage object name. |
Capacity | Numeric | Returns storage capacity, in GB. |
FileSystemType | Text (string) | Returns the type of storage file system, such as VMFS or NTFS. |
FreeSpace | Numeric | Returns the amount of free storage space, in GB.
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VMCount | Numeric (integer) | Returns the number of VMs whose files reside on a storage object. |
Type | Text (string) | Returns the storage type (Shared or Local). |
Location | Text (string) | Returns the path to a storage object in the virtual infrastructure. |
The following properties of VMs are supported in grouping expressions.
Property | Return Data Type | Description |
CustomAttribute | Text (string) | Returns a value of a custom attribute assigned to a VM. Specify the name of a custom attribute in brackets. For example, CustomAttribute("department") will return the value of the 'department' attribute for a VM. Notes:
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Tag | Text (string) | Returns a tag assigned to a VM. Specify the name of a tag category in brackets. For example, Tag("department") will return the tag of the 'department' category for a VM. Note: This property is available for VMware vSphere 5.5 or later. |
Name | Text (string) | Returns the VM name. |
GuestOS | Text (string) | Returns the VM guest OS. |
vCPU | Numeric (integer) | Returns the number of vCPUs configured for a VM. |
Memory | Numeric | Returns the amount of memory allocated to a VM. |
VirtualDiskSize | Numeric | Returns the amount space occupied by all VM disks. |
PowerState | Text (string) | Returns the VM power state.
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Folder | Text (string) | Returns the name of a folder where VM files reside. |
HasSnapshots | Text (string) | Returns a flag indicating whether a VM has snapshots/checkpoints or not (Yes, No). |
SnapshotCreationTime | Date and time | Returns the date and time when a snapshot was created, in the mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss format. Note: If a VM has several snapshots, the property returns the creation date of the latest snapshot (for VMware vSphere) or the date of the current checkpoint (for Microsoft Hyper-V). |
Datastore | Text (string) | Returns the name of a storage system (datastore) where VM files reside. Note: If VM files reside on several datastores, the property returns the name of a datastore where the VM configuration file is located. |
LastBackupDate | Date and time | Returns the date and time when the latest backup session was performed for a VM in Veeam Backup & Replication, in the mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss format. Note: The backup session is returned only if a restore point was created as a result of this session. |
Location | Text (string) | Returns a path to a VM in the virtual infrastructure. |
UserLocation | Text (string) | Returns a user path to a VM in the virtual infrastructure. Note: This property is available for VMware vSphere only. |
Network | Text (string) | Returns the network to which a VM is connected. Note: If a VM is connected to several networks, the property will return a random network. |
ReplicationJob | Text (string) | Returns the name of a replication job in which a VM is included in Veeam Backup & Replication. Note: If a VM is included in several replication jobs, the property will return a random job. |
