Get-ResourcePool

Retrieves the resource pools available on a vCenter Server system. The cmdlet returns a set of resource pools that correspond to the filter criteria provided by the cmdlet parameters. Virtual machine hosts have a hidden resource pool named Resources, which is a parent of all resource pools of the host. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter.

Syntax

Get-ResourcePool

-VM < VirtualMachine[] >

[-Name < String[] > ]

[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]

[-Server < VIServer[] > ]

[-Tag < Tag[] > ]

[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Features	Description
required	VM	VirtualMachine[]	named	pipeline wildcards	Specifies virtual machines to filter the resource pools that contain at least one of them.
optional	Name	String[]	named	wildcards	Specifies the names of the resource pools you want to retrieve.
optional	ProgressAction	ActionPreference	named
optional	Server	VIServer[]	named	wildcards	Specifies the vCenter Server systems 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 Connect-VIServer.
optional	Tag	Tag[]	named		Returns only the resource pools that are associated with any of the specified tags.

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Features	Description
required	Id	String[]	named	wildcards	Specifies the IDs of the resource pools you want to retrieve. Note: When a list of values is specified for the Id parameter, the returned objects would have an ID that matches exactly one of the string values in that list.
optional	ProgressAction	ActionPreference	named
optional	Server	VIServer[]	named	wildcards	Specifies the vCenter Server systems 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 Connect-VIServer.

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Features	Description
optional	Location	VIContainer[]	named	pipeline wildcards	Specifies vSphere container objects (such as folders, datacenters, and clusters) you want to search for resource pools.
optional	Name	String[]	named	wildcards	Specifies the names of the resource pools you want to retrieve.
optional	NoRecursion	SwitchParameter	named		Indicates that you want to deactivate the recursive behavior of the command.
optional	ProgressAction	ActionPreference	named
optional	Server	VIServer[]	named	wildcards	Specifies the vCenter Server systems 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 Connect-VIServer.
optional	Tag	Tag[]	named		Returns only the resource pools that are associated with any of the specified tags.

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Features	Description
required	RelatedObject	ResourcePoolRelatedObjectBase[]	named	pipeline	Specifies objects to retrieve one or more ResourcePool objects that are related to them. This parameter accepts ProviderVdc and OMResource objects.
optional	ProgressAction	ActionPreference	named

Output

VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Inventory.ResourcePool

Examples

Example 1

$server = Connect-VIServer -Server 10.23.112.235Get-ResourcePool -Server $server -VM VM

Retrieves information of the resource pool to which the virtual machine MS Win belongs.

Related Commands

ResourcePool

Get-ResourcePool

This cmdlet retrieves the resource pools available on a vCenter Server system.

Move-ResourcePool

This cmdlet moves a resource pool from one location to another.

New-ResourcePool

This cmdlet creates a new resource pool.

Remove-ResourcePool

This cmdlet removes the specified resource pools from their locations.

Set-ResourcePool

This cmdlet modifies the properties of the specified resource pool.