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Get VM

Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator

The Get VM activity is used to retrieve an existing VM based on the filters you specify.

The activity publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data. The following tables list the required and optional properties and published data for this activity.

Get VM Filters

Element

Description

Valid Values

Accessibility

Public or Internal

 

Added Time

Select a date from the calendar. Use the up and down arrows to select a time.

 

Backup Enabled

True or False

 

Boot Order

The order of devices that the virtual machine on a Hyper-V host uses to start up. The valid values are: CD, IDE Hard Drive, PXE Boot, or Floppy

 

Computer Name

The name of the virtual machine

 

Cost Center

An alphanumeric value for the Self-Service Portal

 

CPU Count

The number of CPUs on the virtual machine

 

CPU Max (%)

A two-digit percent value that represents the upper bound for CPU usage while the virtual machine is running

 

CPU Reserve (%)

A two-digit percent value of CPU resources that are set aside for the host operating system to use

 

CPU Type

The type of CPU for the virtual machine

 

CPU Utilization (%)

A two-digit percent value that represents the CPU utilization threshold that will trigger a monitor for the virtual machine

 

Creation Source

The name of the source that was used to create the virtual machine; for example, the name of another virtual machine, a VHD name, or Unknown

 

Creation Time

The date and time that the virtual machine was created in the format yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss AM or PM

 

Custom Priority

A two-digit value to describe the priority of the virtual machine

 

Custom Property 1

The value of Custom Property 1

 

Custom Property 2

The value of Custom Property 2

 

Custom Property 3

The value of Custom Property 3

 

Custom Property 4

The value of Custom Property 4

 

Custom Property 5

The value of Custom Property 5

 

Custom Property 6

The value of Custom Property 6

 

Custom Property 7

The value of Custom Property 7

 

Custom Property 8

The value of Custom Property 8

 

Custom Property 9

The value of Custom Property 9

 

Custom Property 10

The value of Custom Property 10

 

Data Exchange Enabled

True or False

 

Delay Start (s)

The number of seconds to wait after the virtualization service starts before automatically starting the virtual machine

 

Deployment State

Valid values are Deployed, Deploying, DeploymentFailed, Servicing, ServicingFailed. Stored, and Undeployed

Description

An alphanumeric description of your choice for the virtual machine

 

Disk I/O (IOPS)

The disk I/O performance, measured by the number of I/O operations per second [IOPS] that can be performed with acceptable latency.

 

Enabled

True or False. If False, the virtual machine cannot be started.

 

Expected CPU Utilization

A two-digit percent value that represents the average CPU usage for the virtual machine

 

Failed Job ID

The unique identifier (GUID) of the most recent failed job

 

Has Pass-through Disk

True or False

 

Has VM Additions

True or False

 

Heartbeat Enabled

True or False

 

Host Group Path

The path of the virtual machine under its host group, in the format All Hosts\virtual machine name.

 

Host ID

The unique identifier (GUID) for the host computer

 

Host Name

The name of the host computer

 

Host Type

virtual machine host or library server

 

Is Highly Available

True or False

 

Is Tag Empty

True or False

 

Is Undergoing Live Migration

True or False

 

Library Group

The name of the library group

 

Library Server

The name of the library server

 

Limit CPU Functionality

True or False. Virtual Machine Manager uses this setting to determine whether the CPU should be put into a compatibility mode for virtual machines running Windows NT.

 

Location

The virtual machine location in the format C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V

 

Marked as a Template

True or False

 

Memory (MB)

The total amount of memory on the host that is assigned to the virtual machine in megabytes (MB)

 

Modified Time

The date and time that the virtual machine was modified in the format yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss AM or PM

 

Network Utilization

A two-digit network utilization value

 

Numlock Enabled

True or False

 

Operating System

The type of operating system for the virtual machine

 

Operating System Shutdown Enabled

True or False

 

Owner

The virtual machine owner, in the format Domain\User

 

Owner SID

The unique identifier of the owner of the virtual machine, in the format S-1-5-21-GUID

 

Quota Point

A three digit number for the virtual machine that represents a unit by which the virtual machine quota for self-service users is calculated. Quota points are assigned to the templates that self-service users use to create their virtual machines.

 

Share SCSI Bus

True or False

 

Start Action

The behavior of the virtual machine when the virtualization service starts. The valid values are: Never Auto Turn On, Always Auto Turn On, or Turn On VM If Running When VS Stopped.

 

Status

The status of the virtual machine. Valid values are: Running, Power Off, Powering Off, Saved, Saving, Restoring, Paused, Discard Saved State, Starting, Merging Drives, Deleting, Discarding Drives, Pausing, Under Creation, Creation Failed, Stored, Under Template Creation, Template Creation Failed, Customization Failed, Under Update, Update Failed, Under Migration, Migration Failed, Creating Checkpoint, Deleting Checkpoint, Recovering Checkpoint, Checkpoint Failed, Initializing Checkpoint Operation, Finishing Checkpoint Operation, Missing, Host Not Responding, Unsupported, Incomplete VM Config, Unsupported Shared Files, Unsupported Cluster, P2V Creation Failed, or V2V Creation Failed.

 

Stop Action

The behavior of the virtual machine when the virtualization service stops. The valid values are: Save, Turn Off, or Shut Down Guest OS.

 

Tag

An alphanumeric value used to locate related virtual machines

 

Time Synchronization Enabled

True or False

 

Total Size

The total size of the virtual machine, including all disks and configuration files

 

Undo Disks Enabled

True or False

 

User Role

The user role that allows users to create virtual machines.

Virtual Disk Drives

A list of the names of Virtual Disk Drives

 

Virtual DVD Drives

A list of the names of Virtual DVD Drives

 

Virtual Hard Disks

A list of the names of Virtual Hard Disks

 

Virtualization Platform

The virtualization platform. Valid values are: HyperV, VMWareESX, or Unknown.

 

Virtual Network Adapters

A list of the names of Virtual Network Adapters

 

Virtual SCSI Adapters

A list of the names of Virtual SCSI Adapters

 

VM ID

The unique identifier (GUID) of the virtual machine

 

VM Name

The name of the virtual machine

 

VM Platform ID

The unique identifier (GUID) of the virtual machine inside the platform, for example, Hyper-V, VMware, or Virtual Server

 

Get VM Published Data

Element

Description

Valid Values

Accessibility

Public or Internal

 

Added Time

The date and time that the virtual machine was added in the yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss AM or PM

 

Backup Enabled

True or False

 

Boot Order

The order of devices that the virtual machine on a Hyper-V host uses to start up. The valid values are: CD, IDE Hard Drive, PXE Boot, or Floppy

 

Checkpoint Location

The full path of the checkpoint for the virtual machine, in the format C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V

 

Cloud

A collection of resources that are provisioned and managed on-premise by an organization

Cloud Capability Profile

The configurable options that define your cloud

Compliance Status

True or False

Computer Name

The name of the virtual machine

 

Computer Tier

Defined by a VM template and a Load Balancer template

Cost Center

An alphanumeric value for the Self-Service Portal

 

CPU Count

The number of CPUs on the virtual machine

 

CPU Max (%)

A two-digit percent value that represents the upper bound for CPU usage while the virtual machine is running

 

CPU Reserve (%)

A two-digit percent value of CPU resources that are set aside for the host operating system to use

 

CPU Type

The type of CPU for the virtual machine

 

CPU Utilization (%)

A two-digit percent value that represents the CPU utilization threshold that will trigger a monitor for the virtual machine

 

Creation Source

The name of the source that was used to create the virtual machine; for example, the name of another virtual machine, a VHD name, or Unknown

 

Creation Time

The date and time that the virtual machine was created in the format yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss AM or PM

 

Custom Priority

A two-digit value to describe the priority of the virtual machine

 

Custom Properties

Up to 10 custom values that can be used to identify, track, and sort virtual machines. The values are published in one list.

 

Data Exchange Enabled

True or False

 

Delay Start (s)

The number of seconds to wait after the virtualization service starts before automatically starting the virtual machine

 

Deployment State

Valid values are Deployed, Deploying, DeploymentFailed, Servicing, ServicingFailed. Stored, and Undeployed

Description

An alphanumeric description of the virtual machine

 

Disk I/O (IOPS)

The disk I/O performance, measured by the number of I/O operations per second [IOPS] that can be performed with acceptable latency.

 

Enabled

True or False. If False, the virtual machine cannot be started.

 

Expected CPU Utilization

A two-digit percent value that represents the average CPU usage for the virtual machine

 

Failed Job ID

The unique identifier (GUID) of the most recent failed job

 

Has Pass-through Disk

True or False

 

Has Saved State

True or False

Has VM Additions

True or False. If True, the virtual machine has additional software installed on the Guest Operating System to assist with virtualization, also known as VM Guest Services.

 

Heartbeat Enabled

True or False

 

Host Group Path

The path of the virtual machine under its host group, in the format All Hosts\virtual machine name.

 

Host ID

The unique identifier (GUID) of the host computer

 

Host Name

The name of the host computer

 

Host Type

VMHost

 

Is Highly Available

True or False

 

Is Tag Empty

True or False

 

Is Undergoing Live Migration

True or False

 

Last Restored VM Checkpoint

The name of the most recently restored virtual machine Checkpoint

 

Library Group

The name of the library group

 

Library Server

The name of the library server

 

Limit CPU Functionality

True or False. Virtual Machine Manager uses this setting to determine whether the CPU should be put into a compatibility mode for virtual machines running Windows NT.

 

Location

The virtual machine location in the format C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V

 

Marked As Template

True or False

 

Memory (MB)

The total amount of memory on the host that is assigned to the virtual machine in MB

 

Memory Available (%)

The amount of memory on the host that is available to the virtual machine, in MB

Modified Time

The date and time that the virtual machine was modified in the format yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss AM or PM

 

Most Recent Task

The name of the most recent task for the virtual machine, for example, Start VM

 

Network Ethernet (MAC) Address

Static or Dynamic

 

Network Location

Select the network location

 

Network Spoofing

True or False

 

Network Tag

An alphanumeric value to differentiate the host’s virtual networks, based on a criterion such as throughput or security. Network tags can be used to match virtual machines with suitable hosts.

 

Network Utilization

A two-digit network utilization value

 

Network VLAN ID

The unique identifier (GUID) for the Network VLAN

 

NumLock Enabled

True or False

 

Operating System

The type of operating system for the virtual machine

 

Operating System Shutdown Enabled

True or False

 

Owner

The virtual machine owner, in the format Domain\User

 

Owner SID

The unique identifier of the owner of the virtual machine in the format S-1-5-21-GUID

 

Pass-through Disk

A list of names of pass-through disks

 

Quota Point

A three digit number for the virtual machine that represents a unit by which the virtual machine quota for self-service users is calculated

 

Self Service User Role

The User Role that allows users to create virtual machines using templates

 

Share SCSI Bus

True or False

 

Source Object Type

The type of the source object that was used to create the virtual machine; for example, virtual machine, Template, or VHD.

 

Start Action

The behavior of the virtual machine when the virtualization service starts. The valid values are: Never Auto Turn On, Always Auto Turn On, or Turn On VM If Running When VS Stopped.

 

Status

The status of the virtual machine

 

Stop Action

The behavior of the virtual machine when the virtualization service stops. The valid values are: Save, Turn Off, or Shut Down Guest OS.

 

Tag

An alphanumeric value used to locate related virtual machines

 

Tiered Perf Data

The unique identifier (GUID) of the ordered performance data

 

Time Synchronization Enabled

True or False

 

Total Size

The total size of the virtual machine, including all disks and configuration files

 

Undo Disks Enabled

True or False. If True, the virtual machine can undo any changes when shutting down.

 

Unsupported Reason

If an error occurs during cloning, this message text describes the reason that the attempted action is not supported

 

Use Hardware Assisted Virtualization

True or False

 

User Role

The user role used to get the virtual machine.

User Role ID

The unique identifier (GUID) of the user role that allows users to create virtual machines

 

Virtual COM Ports

A list of the names of the Virtual COM Ports. Always COM1 or COM2.

 

Virtual DVD Drives

A list of the names of Virtual DVD Drives

 

Virtual Disk Drives

A list of the names of Virtual Disk Drives

 

Virtual Floppy Drives

A list of the names of Virtual Floppy Drives

 

Virtual Hard Disks

A list of the names of Virtual Hard Disks

 

Virtualization Platform

The virtualization platform. Valid values are: HyperV, VMWareESX, or Unknown.

 

Virtual Network Adapters

A list of the names of Virtual Network Adapters

 

Virtual SCSI Adapters

A list of the names of Virtual SCSI Adapters

 

VMC Path

The virtual machine configuration file path, in the format C:\VMM\DRDemo-DataTier\VirtualMachines\abc12345-d6ef-78g9-h0ij-1kl2-34m56n7890p12.xml

 

VM Host

The full computer name of the Host computer for Virtual Machine M

 

VM ID

The unique identifier (GUID) of the virtual machine

 

VM Name

The name of the virtual machine

 

VM Platform ID

The unique identifier (GUID) of the virtual machine inside the platform, for example, Hyper-V, virtual machineware, or Virtual Server

 

See Also

Concepts

System Center Virtual Machine Manager Activities
System Center Integration Pack for System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager