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Get-SCCustomProperty

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Module:
VirtualMachineManager

Gets a custom property definition from the VMM database.

Syntax

Get-SCCustomProperty
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   [-ID <Guid>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-SCCustomProperty
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   -Name <String>
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-SCCustomProperty
   [-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
   -Member <CustomPropertyObjectType>
   [-OnBehalfOfUser <String>]
   [-OnBehalfOfUserRole <UserRole>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-SCCustomProperty cmdlet gets a custom property definition from the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) database.

Examples

Example 1: Get a custom property by its name

PS C:\> $CustomProp = Get-SCCustomProperty -Name "Cost Center"
PS C:\> $CustomProp

The first command gets the custom property object named Cost Center and stores the object in the $CustomProp variable.

The second command displays the properties of the custom property object stored in $CustomProp to the user.

Example 2: Get all custom properties for a specific member type

PS C:\> Get-SCCustomProperty -Member "VM"

This command returns all custom properties that contain VM as a member.

Parameters

-ID

Specifies the numerical identifier as a globally unique identifier, or GUID, for a specific object.

Type:Guid
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Member

Specifies an object that is part of a group. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • VM
  • Template
  • VMHost
  • HostCluster
  • VMHostGroup
  • ServiceTemplate
  • ServiceInstance
  • ComputerTier
  • Cloud
  • ProtectionUnit
Type:CustomPropertyObjectType
Accepted values:VM, Template, VMHost, HostCluster, VMHostGroup, ServiceTemplate, ServiceInstance, ComputerTier, Cloud, ProtectionUnit
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies the name of a VMM object.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-OnBehalfOfUser

Specifies a user name. This cmdlet operates on behalf of the user that this parameter specifies.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-OnBehalfOfUserRole

Specifies a user role. To obtain a user role, use the Get-SCUserRole cmdlet. This cmdlet operates on behalf of the user role that this parameter specifies.

Type:UserRole
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VMMServer

Specifies a VMM server object.

Type:ServerConnection
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False