Get-Metric
This cmdlet retrieves the available metrics on a vCenter Server system. The cmdlet returns a set of metrics that correspond to the filter criteria provided by the cmdlet parameters. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter.
Syntax
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optional |
|
String[] | named |
|
Specifies the metric groups of the metrics that you want to retrieve. | optional |
|
String[] | named |
|
Specifies the names of the metrics that you want to retrieve. | optional |
|
VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vSphere servers 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 the Connect-VIServer cmdlet. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Metric
Examples
Example 1
Get-Metric
Retrieves all available metrics.
Example 2
Get-Metric -Name "Usage*"
Retrieves metrics with the name Usage.
Example 3
Get-Metric -MetricGroup "CPU" $server
Retrieves all available metrics on the server that match the pattern.
Example 4
Get-Metric -Name "Usage" -MetricGroup "CPU"
Retrieves all metrics with the name Usage from a metric group CPU.
