Get-VMGuest Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

Get-VMGuest

This cmdlet retrieves the guest operating systems of the specified virtual machines. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter. When Get-VMGuest is run against a virtual machine that is just starting, the properties of the returned VMGuest object are not filled at one time.

Syntax

Get-VMGuest
-VM < VirtualMachine[] >
[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]
[-Server < VIServer[] > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
 VM VirtualMachine[] named
  • pipeline
  • wildcards
 Specifies the virtual machines whose guest operating systems 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.

Output

VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.VM.Guest.VMGuest

Examples

Example 1 

Get-VMGuest -VM VM

Retrieves the guest OS of the virtual machine named VM.

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