PowerCLI Reference

Get-HCXVM

Synopsis

This cmdlet retrieves a list of virtual machines (VMs).

Syntax

Get-HCXVM [[-Name] <String[]>] [-Server <HcxServer[]>] [-Site <HCXSite[]>] [-PowerState <PowerState>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-HCXVM [-Server <HcxServer[]>] -Uid <String[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Detailed Description

This cmdlet retrieves a list of virtual machines. You can create new HCX migration and replication requests by using the output of the cmdlet.

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionRequired?Pipeline InputDefault Value
NameString[]Specifies the name of the HCX virtual machine.falseFalse
PowerStatePowerStateIndicates the virtual machine power state. The valid values are PoweredOn and PoweredOff.falseFalse
ServerHcxServer[]Specifies the HCX Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of the Connect-HCXServer cmdlet.falseFalse
SiteHCXSite[]Specifies the HCX site for which you want to list the virtual machines. If this parameter is not specified, the default one is selected from the source site.falseTrue (ByValue)
UidString[]Specifies the Uid of the HCX virtual machine.


Note: When a list of values is specified for the Uid parameter, the returned objects have a Uid that matches exactly one of the string values in the list.
trueFalse

Return Type

VMware.VimAutomation.Hcx.Types.V1.HCXVM

Notes

Examples

-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------

PS C:\> Get-HCXVM

Retrieves a list of the HCX virtual machines from the source site.

-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------

PS C:\> $myDestination = Get-HCXSite -Destination -Name "myDestinationName"
        Get-HCXVM -Site $myDestination

Retrieves a list of the HCX virtual machines from the destination site.

-------------------------- Example 3 --------------------------

PS C:\> Get-HCXVM -Name "myVmName"

Retrieves a list of the HCX virtual machines filtered by name.

-------------------------- Example 4 --------------------------

PS C:\> Get-HCXVM -PowerState PoweredOn

Retrieves a list of the HCX virtual machines filtered by the power state.

-------------------------- Example 5 --------------------------

PS C:\> $myVm = Get-HCXVM -Name "myVmName"
        Get-HCXVM -Uid $myVm.Uid

Retrieves a list of the HCX virtual machines by Uid.


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