Read-SCVirtualMachine
Read-SCVirtualMachine
Refreshes the properties of a virtual machine so that the VMM console displays updated information about the virtual machine.
Syntax
Parameter Set: FullRefreshSingleVm
Read-SCVirtualMachine [-VM] <VM> [-Force] [-JobVariable <String> ] [-OnBehalfOfUser <System.String> ] [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.UserRole> ] [-PROTipID <Guid]> ] [-RunAsynchronously] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: LightRefreshVmsOnHost
Read-SCVirtualMachine [-VMHost] <Host> [-JobVariable <String> ] [-OnBehalfOfUser <System.String> ] [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.UserRole> ] [-PROTipID <Guid]> ] [-RunAsynchronously] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Read-SCVirtualMachine cmdlet refreshes the properties of a virtual machine so that the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) console displays updated information about the virtual machine. The updated properties include Name, Status, Host, Owner, CPUAverage, Service, OperatingSystem, and other properties.
Parameters
-Force
Forces the operation to complete.
For example:
- Remove-SCVMHost -Force
Forces the removal of a host object from the VMM database.
- Stop-SCVirtualMachine -Force
Stops a virtual machine.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-JobVariable<String>
Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-OnBehalfOfUser<System.String>
For example:
- Remove-SCVMHost -Force
Forces the removal of a host object from the VMM database.
- Stop-SCVirtualMachine -Force
Stops a virtual machine.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-OnBehalfOfUserRole<Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.UserRole>
For example:
- Remove-SCVMHost -Force
Forces the removal of a host object from the VMM database.
- Stop-SCVirtualMachine -Force
Stops a virtual machine.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-PROTipID<Guid]>
Specifies the ID of the PRO tip that triggered this action. This allows for auditing of PRO tips.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-RunAsynchronously
Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VM<VM>
Specifies a virtual machine object.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VMHost<Host>
Specifies a virtual machine host object. VMM supports Hyper-V hosts, VMware ESX hosts, and Citrix XenServer hosts.
For more information about each type of host, type Get-Help Add-SCVMHost -detailed. See the examples for a specific cmdlet to determine how that cmdlet uses this parameter.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- VirtualMachine
Notes
- This cmdlet requires a virtual machine object, which you can retrieve with the Get-SCVirtualMachine cmdlet.
Examples
Example Example 1: Refresh information about a specific virtual machine.
The first command gets the virtual machine object named VM01, and then stores the object in the $VM variable.
The second command refreshes the properties of the virtual machine stored in $VM. After this command completes successfully, current information about this virtual machine appears in the VMM console.
PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM01"
PS C:\> Read-SCVirtualMachine -VM $VM
Example Example 2: Refresh all virtual machines on hosts whose name matches the specified string.
The first command gets all virtual machine objects from VMMServer01 deployed on hosts whose name contains the string VMM, and then stores the virtual machine objects in the $VMs variable.
The second command refreshes the properties of each virtual machine object stored in $VMs.
PS C:\> $VMs = Get-SCVirtualMachine -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where { $_.VMHost.Name -match "VMM" }
PS C:\> $VMs | Read-SCVirtualMachine