Get-VIProperty

This cmdlet retrieves the extended properties and filters them by using the provided cmdlet parameters.

Syntax

Get-VIProperty

[ [-ObjectType ] < String[] > ]

[-DeclaredOnly ]

[-Name < String[] > ]

[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]

[CommonParameters]

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Features	Description
optional	ObjectType	String[]	1	wildcards	Specifies the object types for which you want to retrieve extended properties.
optional	DeclaredOnly	SwitchParameter	named		Indicates that you want to retrieve only the extended properties that have been directly defined for the specified object types.
optional	Name	String[]	named	wildcards	Specifies the names of the extended properties you want to retrieve.
optional	ProgressAction	ActionPreference	named

Example 1

Get-VIProperty -Name "property*"

Retrieve all custom properties that match the specified name pattern.

Example 2

Get-VIProperty -ObjectType 'VirtualMachine'

Retrieve all custom properties for the specified object type.

Example 3

Get-VIProperty -ObjectType 'VirtualMachine' -DeclaredOnly

Retrieve all custom properties for the specified object type that are not inherited.

Get-VIProperty

This cmdlet retrieves extended object properties.

New-VIProperty

This cmdlet creates a new extension property on the specified object type.

Remove-VIProperty

This cmdlet removes the extended properties from the specified object types.