Get-SCSMGroup

Reference

Module:: System.Center.Service.Manager

Gets groups from Service Manager.

Syntax

Get-SCSMGroup
   [-SCSession <Connection[]>]
   [-ComputerName <String[]>]
   [-Credential <PSCredential>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Get-SCSMGroup
   [-DisplayName] <String[]>
   [-SCSession <Connection[]>]
   [-ComputerName <String[]>]
   [-Credential <PSCredential>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Get-SCSMGroup
   [-Id] <Guid[]>
   [-SCSession <Connection[]>]
   [-ComputerName <String[]>]
   [-Credential <PSCredential>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-SCSMGroup cmdlet retrieves groups from Service Manager. The output of this cmdlet may be used by other cmdlets, such as the New-SCSMUserRole cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1: Get groups from Service Manager

PS C:\>Get-SCSMGroup
Id                                   FullName
--                                   --------
3c8ac4f3-475e-44dd-4163-8a97af363705 Microsoft.SystemCenter.AllComputersGroup
04bca169-5094-4b85-8704-067f333aa830 Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectionManagementServerComputersGroup
95fe7deb-f466-ca83-aa8d-9845c386cd5a Microsoft.SystemCenter.GatewayManagementServerComputersGroup
099bfe0f-fddb-8d5a-67af-a79317eb6e91 Microsoft.SystemCenter.ManagementServerComputersGroup
0e7983be-95b9-aed8-ff93-8819e4cefcaa Microsoft.SystemCenter.RootManagementServerComputersGroup
3c1ef0a3-b773-11c8-b150-c4e47e5b7d91 Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentlessManagedComputerGroup
e394c529-dfca-bdb4-5a86-d46078622200 Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManagedComputerGroup
e929bd61-1615-ba70-62b2-9fd5eee8aa09 Microsoft.SystemCenter.ManagedComputerClientHealthServiceWatcherGroup
93cb6af4-3e3d-53f6-06a7-04a469197a9c Microsoft.SystemCenter.OpsMgrDBWatchersGroup
a528b843-301e-4e61-6679-104243bbdb6b InstanceGroup_dbbcf4ea8ff241839b6154026698ceb2

This command retrieves groups from Service Manager.

Example 2: Get groups and display their details in a table

PS C:\>Get-SCSMGroup |Format-Table fullname,displayname
FullName                                                                      DisplayName
--------                                                                      -----------
Microsoft.SystemCenter.AllComputersGroup                                      All Windows Computers
Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectionManagementServerComputersGroup               Collection Management Server Computer Group
Microsoft.SystemCenter.GatewayManagementServerComputersGroup                  Gateway Management Server Computer Group
Microsoft.SystemCenter.ManagementServerComputersGroup                         Management Server Computer Group
Microsoft.SystemCenter.RootManagementServerComputersGroup                     Root Management Server Computer Group
Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentlessManagedComputerGroup                          Agentless Managed Computer Group
Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManagedComputerGroup                              Agent Managed Computer Group
Microsoft.SystemCenter.ManagedComputerClientHealthServiceWatcherGroup         Managed Computer Client Management Service Watcher Group
Microsoft.SystemCenter.OpsMgrDBWatchersGroup                                  System Center Operations Manager Operational Database Watcher Group
InstanceGroup_dbbcf4ea8ff241839b6154026698ceb2                                mygroup

This command retrieves groups and then displays their FullName and DisplayName properties.

Example 3: Get the details of a group

PS C:\>Get-SCSMGroup -DisplayName "All Windows Computers"
Id                                   FullName
--                                   --------
3c8ac4f3-475e-44dd-4163-8a97af363705 Microsoft.SystemCenter.AllComputersGroup

This command retrieves the All Windows Computers group.

Example 4: Get a group and display its properties

PS C:\>Get-SCSMGroup -DisplayName "All Windows Computers"|Format-List
Name                                         :
Path                                         :
DisplayName                                  : All Windows Computers
FullName                                     : Microsoft.SystemCenter.AllComputersGroup
ManagementPackClassIds                       : {3c8ac4f3-475e-44dd-4163-8a97af363705}
LeastDerivedNonAbstractManagementPackClassId : 3c8ac4f3-475e-44dd-4163-8a97af363705
TimeAdded                                    : 12/2/2010 12:19:56 AM
LastModifiedBy                               :
Values                                       : {System.ConfigItem.ObjectStatusEnum.Active, (null), (null), All Windows Computers}
LastModified                                 : 12/2/2010 12:19:56 AM
IsNew                                        : False
HasChanges                                   : False
Id                                           : 3c8ac4f3-475e-44dd-4163-8a97af363705
ManagementGroup                              : psimp2
ManagementGroupId                            : 048d4708-ede4-5aed-1317-81d1b0d0b395

This command retrieves the All Windows Computers group and then displays all of its properties.

Parameters

-ComputerName

Specifies a computer with which to establish a connection. The computer must be running the System Center Data Access service. The default value is the computer for the current management group connection.

Valid formats include a NetBIOS name, an IP address, or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). To specify the local computer, type the computer name, "localhost", or a dot (.).

Type:	System.String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Credential

Specifies a user account under which the management group connection will run. The account must have access to the server that is specified in the ComputerName parameter, if the server is specified. The default value is the current user.

You can enter a PSCredential object that is returned by the Get-Credential cmdlet.

Type:	System.Management.Automation.PSCredential
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DisplayName

Specifies the display name of the groups to retrieve.

Type:	System.String[]
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	True

-Id

Specifies the ID of the groups to retrieve. This may be a GUID or a string that will be converted to a GUID.

Type:	System.Guid[]
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SCSession

Specifies a connection to a management server. The default value is the current management group connection.

You can enter a management group connection object that is returned by the Get-SCManagementGroupConnection cmdlet.

Type:	Microsoft.SystemCenter.Core.Connection.Connection[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Inputs

System.Guid

You can pipe a group GUID to the Id parameter of the Get-SCSMGroup cmdlet.

System.String

You can pipe a name of a group to the DisplayName parameter of the Get-SCSMGroup cmdlet.

Outputs

Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.EnterpriseManagementObject

The output of this cmdlets is a group object.

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