Get-Cluster
This cmdlet retrieves the clusters available on a vCenter Server system. Returns a set of clusters that correspond to the filter criteria defined by the cmdlet parameters. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter.
Syntax
[-Location
<VIContainer[]>]
[-Name <String[]>]
[-NoRecursion]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-Tag <Tag[]>]
[CommonParameters]
[-Name <String[]>]
[-NoRecursion]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-Tag <Tag[]>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optional |
|
VIContainer[] | named |
|
Specifies vSphere container objects (such as folders, datacenters, and clusters) you want to search for clusters. | optional |
|
String[] | named |
|
Specifies the names of the clusters you want to retrieve. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that you want to deactivate the recursive behavior of the command. | optional |
|
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. | optional |
|
Tag[] | named |
|
Returns only the clusters that are associated with any of the specified tags. |
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
String[] | named |
|
Specifies the IDs of the clusters 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 |
|
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. |
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
ClusterRelatedObjectBase[] | named |
|
Specifies objects to retrieve one or more Cluster objects that are related to them. This parameter accepts OMResource objects. |
[-Name
<String[]>]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-Tag <Tag[]>]
[-VM <VirtualMachine[]>]
[-VMHost <VMHost[]>]
[CommonParameters]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-Tag <Tag[]>]
[-VM <VirtualMachine[]>]
[-VMHost <VMHost[]>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optional |
|
String[] | named |
|
Specifies the names of the clusters you want to retrieve. | optional |
|
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. | optional |
|
Tag[] | named |
|
Returns only the clusters that are associated with any of the specified tags. | optional |
|
VirtualMachine[] | named |
|
Specifies virtual machines to filter the clusters that contain at least one of them. | optional |
|
VMHost[] | named |
|
Specifies hosts to filter the clusters that contain at least one of them. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Inventory.Cluster
Examples
Example 1
Get-Cluster -Location Folder
Get a list of the available clusters in the Folder folder.
Related Commands
Cluster
This cmdlet retrieves the clusters available on a vCenter Server system.
This cmdlet moves a vCenter Server cluster from one location to another.
This cmldlet modifies the configuration of a cluster.
This cmdlet deletes the specified clusters.
This cmdlet creates a new cluster.
