Get-EventType
This cmdlet retrieves the available event types on a vCenter Server system. The cmdlet returns a set of event types that correspond to the filter criteria provided by the cmdlet parameters. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter.
Syntax
[-Category
< EventCategory > ]
[-ProgressAction
< ActionPreference > ]
[-Server
< VIServer[] > ]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optional | Category | EventCategory | named |
|
Specifies the category of the event type that you want to retrieve. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
|
|
| optional | Server | VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vSphere servers on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of the Connect-VIServer cmdlet. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.EventTypeExamples
Example 1
Get-EventType
Retrieves all available event types.
Example 2
Get-EventType -Category Error
Retrieves all available event types which have category Error.
Related Commands
EventType
This cmdlet retrieves the available event types on a vCenter Server system.