Syntax
Get-Template [-Location <VIContainer[]>] [-Datastore <StorageResource[]>] [[-Name] <String[]>] [-NoRecursion] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]Related Commands
Online versionDetailed Description
This cmdlet retrieves the virtual machine templates available on a vCenter Server system. The cmdlet returns a set of templates that correspond to the filter criteria defined by the cmdlet parameters. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter.Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | String[] | Specifies the names of the virtual machine templates you want to retrieve. | false | false | |
| Datastore | StorageResource[] | Filters templates by the datastores or datastore clusters that they are stored on. | false | true (ByValue) | |
| Id | String[] | Specifies the IDs of the virtual machine templates you want to retrieve.
Note: When a list of values is specified for the Id parameter, the returned objects would have an ID that matches exactly one of the string values in that list. | true | false | |
| Location | VIContainer[] | Specifies the vSphere container objects (such as folders, datacenters, and clusters) you want to search for templates. | false | true (ByValue) | |
| NoRecursion | SwitchParameter | Indicates that you want to disable the recursive behavior of the command. | false | false | |
| Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | false | false |
Return Type
Zero or more Template objectsNotes
Examples
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Get-Template -Name Web* -Location Datacenter
Retrieves all virtual machine templates in the Datacenter datacenter, whose names start with "Web".