PowerCLI Reference

Get-ContentLibrary

Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a new local or subscribed content library.

Syntax

Get-ContentLibrary [-Confirm] -Id <String[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-ContentLibrary [[-Name] <String[]>] [-Confirm] [-Local] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-Subscribed] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Detailed Description

This cmdlet retrieves content libraries and returns a set of content libraries that correspond to the filter criteria defined by the cmdlet parameters.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
Name	String[]	Specifies the names of the content libraries you want to retrieve.	false	False
Confirm	SwitchParameter	If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.	false	False
Id	String[]	Specifies the IDs of the content libraries you want to retrieve.	true	False
Local	SwitchParameter	Specifies that you want to retrieve only the local content libraries.	false	False
Server	VIServer[]	Specifies the vCenter 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-VIServer cmdlet.	false	False
Subscribed	SwitchParameter	Specifies that you want to retrieve only the subscribed content libraries.	false	False
WhatIf	SwitchParameter	Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.	false	False

Return Type

Zero or more LocalContentLibrary or SubscribedContentLibrary objects

Notes

Examples

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

PS C:\> Get-ContentLibrary

Retrieves all content libraries from the default connected servers.

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

PS C:\> Get-ContentLibrary -Local

Returns all local content libraries from the default connected servers.

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

PS C:\> Get-ContentLibrary -Name 'Local*'

Retrieves all content libraries whose name starts with 'Local' from the default connected servers.