Get-EventType Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

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

Get-EventType
[-Category < EventCategory > ]
[-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 Server VIServer[] named
  • wildcards
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.EventType

Examples

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.