Get-Patch
This cmdlet retrieves all available patches or those specified by the provided cmdlet parameters.
Syntax
[-After
< DateTime > ]
[-Baseline
< Baseline[] > ]
[-Before
< DateTime > ]
[-BundleType
< PatchBundleType[] > ]
[-Category
< UpdateCategory[] > ]
[-Id
< Int32[] > ]
[-InstallationImpact
< PatchInstallationImpact[] > ]
[-Product
< String[] > ]
[-ProgressAction
< ActionPreference > ]
[-SearchPhrase
< String[] > ]
[-Severity
< PatchSeverity[] > ]
[-TargetType
< PatchTargetType[] > ]
[-Vendor
< String[] > ]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optional | After | DateTime | named |
|
Indicates that you want to retrieve only patches released after the date specified by this parameter. |
| optional | Baseline | Baseline[] | named |
|
Specifies baselines to which the patches you want to retrieve belong. |
| optional | Before | DateTime | named |
|
Indicates that you want to retrieve only patches released before the date specified by this parameter. |
| optional | BundleType | PatchBundleType[] | named |
|
Specifies the bundle type of the patches you want to retrieve. The valid values are Patch, Rollup, Update, Extension, and Upgrade. |
| optional | Category | UpdateCategory[] | named |
|
Specifies the categories of the patches you want to retrieve. The valid values are SecurityFix, BugFix, Enhancement, and Other. |
| optional | Id | Int32[] | named |
|
Specifies the IDs of the patches 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 | InstallationImpact | PatchInstallationImpact[] | named |
|
Specifies the installation impact of the patches you want to retrieve. The valid values are HostdRestart, Reboot, MaintenanceMode, MaintenanceModeHostdRestart, MaintenanceModeInstall, MaintenanceModeUpdate, and FaultToleranceCompatibiliy. |
| optional | Product | String[] | named |
|
Specifies the names of software products for which you want to retrieve patches. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
|
|
| optional | SearchPhrase | String[] | named |
|
Specifies phrases that are contained in the Name, Description, Id, and Vendor properties of the patches you want to retrieve. Use commas to separate multiple phrases. |
| optional | Severity | PatchSeverity[] | named |
|
Specifies the severity of the patches you want to retrieve. The valid values are NotApplicable, Low, Moderate, Important, Critical, HostGeneral, and HostSecurity. |
| optional | TargetType | PatchTargetType[] | named |
|
Specifies the target type of the patches you want to retrieve. The valid value is Host. This parameter is deprecated and will be removed in a following release. |
| optional | Vendor | String[] | named |
|
Specifies the vendors of the patches you want to retrieve. |
[-After
< DateTime > ]
[-Before
< DateTime > ]
[-BundleType
< PatchBundleType[] > ]
[-Category
< UpdateCategory[] > ]
[-Id
< Int32[] > ]
[-InstallationImpact
< PatchInstallationImpact[] > ]
[-Product
< String[] > ]
[-ProgressAction
< ActionPreference > ]
[-SearchPhrase
< String[] > ]
[-Server
< VIServer[] > ]
[-Severity
< PatchSeverity[] > ]
[-TargetType
< PatchTargetType[] > ]
[-Vendor
< String[] > ]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optional | After | DateTime | named |
|
Indicates that you want to retrieve only patches released after the date specified by this parameter. |
| optional | Before | DateTime | named |
|
Indicates that you want to retrieve only patches released before the date specified by this parameter. |
| optional | BundleType | PatchBundleType[] | named |
|
Specifies the bundle type of the patches you want to retrieve. The valid values are Patch, Rollup, Update, Extension, and Upgrade. |
| optional | Category | UpdateCategory[] | named |
|
Specifies the categories of the patches you want to retrieve. The valid values are SecurityFix, BugFix, Enhancement, and Other. |
| optional | Id | Int32[] | named |
|
Specifies the IDs of the patches 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 | InstallationImpact | PatchInstallationImpact[] | named |
|
Specifies the installation impact of the patches you want to retrieve. The valid values are HostdRestart, Reboot, MaintenanceMode, MaintenanceModeHostdRestart, MaintenanceModeInstall, MaintenanceModeUpdate, and FaultToleranceCompatibiliy. |
| optional | Product | String[] | named |
|
Specifies the names of software products for which you want to retrieve patches. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
|
|
| optional | SearchPhrase | String[] | named |
|
Specifies phrases that are contained in the Name, Description, Id, and Vendor properties of the patches you want to retrieve. Use commas to separate multiple phrases. |
| optional | Server | VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vSphere servers on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. |
| optional | Severity | PatchSeverity[] | named |
|
Specifies the severity of the patches you want to retrieve. The valid values are NotApplicable, Low, Moderate, Important, Critical, HostGeneral, and HostSecurity. |
| optional | TargetType | PatchTargetType[] | named |
|
Specifies the target type of the patches you want to retrieve. The valid value is Host. This parameter is deprecated and will be removed in a following release. |
| optional | Vendor | String[] | named |
|
Specifies the vendors of the patches you want to retrieve. |
Output
Examples
Example 1
Get-Patch -SearchPhrase "ESX40-MMODE" -Severity critical -Product "esx 4.0.*" -After 10.11.2007
Retrieves the critical esx 4.0.* patches released after 10.11.2007, that contain "ESX40-MMODE" in their properties.
Example 2
Get-Baseline -Id 2| Get-Patch
Retrieves all Patch objects included in the baseline with ID 2.
Example 3
Get-Patch -Severity critical -InstallationImpact Reboot
Retrieves the critical host patches whose installation reboots the host.
Related Commands
Patch
This cmdlet initializes staging of patches.
This cmdlet retrieves the available patches.
This cmdlet downloads new patches into the Update Manager repository.
PatchBaseline
This cmdlet retrieves patch baselines.
This cmdlet creates a new patch baseline.
This cmdlet modifies the properties of a patch baseline.