Get-SecurityPolicy Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

Get-SecurityPolicy

This cmdlet retrieves the security policy for virtual port groups or the default port security policy for virtual switches.

Syntax

Get-SecurityPolicy
-VirtualPortGroup < VirtualPortGroup[] >
[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]
[-Server < VIServer[] > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
VirtualPortGroup VirtualPortGroup[] named
  • pipeline
Specifies a virtual port group for which you want to retrieve the security policy.
optional ProgressAction ActionPreference named
optional Server VIServer[] named
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.
Get-SecurityPolicy
-VirtualSwitch < VirtualSwitch[] >
[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]
[-Server < VIServer[] > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
VirtualSwitch VirtualSwitch[] named
  • pipeline
Specifies a virtual switch for which you want to retrieve the default port security policy.
optional ProgressAction ActionPreference named
optional Server VIServer[] named
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.

Output

VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Host.Networking.SecurityPolicy

Examples

Example 1

Get-VirtualSwitch "MyVirtualSwitch" | Get-SecurityPolicy

Retrieves the security policy of a virtual switch named "MyVirtualSwitch".

Example 2

Get-VirtualPortGroup "MyPortgroup" | Get-SecurityPolicy

Retrieves the security policy of a virtual switch port group named "MyPortgroup".

Related Commands

SecurityInfo

This cmdlet retrieves the security information of objects (VirtualMachine, HardDisk or VMHost).

SecurityPolicy

This cmdlet retrieves the security policy for virtual port groups or the default port security policy for virtual switches.

This cmdlet modifies the security policy for virtual port groups or the default port security policy for virtual switches.