Wait-Task

This cmdlet waits for the specified tasks to complete or fail before allowing the next command input. The task progress is observed in real time on the console screen.

Syntax

Wait-Task

-Task < Task[] >

[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]

[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Features	Description
required	Task	Task[]	named	pipeline	Specifies the tasks you want to wait to complete.
optional	ProgressAction	ActionPreference	named

Output

System.Object

Examples

Example 1

Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core

$task = Remove-VM -VM "VM1" -Confirm -RunAsync

Wait-Task -Task $task

Waits for the virtual machine with name "VM1" to be removed before allowing the next command input. This example uses commands from the VMware.VimAutomation.Core module.

Related Commands

Task

Get-Task

This cmdlet retrieves the tasks on the specified VMware Server.

Stop-Task

This cmdlet stops the specified tasks.

Wait-Task

This cmdlet waits for the completion of the specified tasks.