Get-Tag
This cmdlet retrieves the tags available on a vCenter Server system. This cmdlet filters tags by name and category to which tags belong.
Syntax
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optional |
|
TagCategory[] | named |
|
Filters the tags by category. | optional |
|
String[] | named |
|
Filters the tags by name. | 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 |
|
String[] | named |
|
Filters the tags by ID. 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. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Tagging.Tag
Examples
Example 1
Get-Tag -Name "MyTag"
Returns all tags named "MyTag".
Example 2
Get-Tag -Category "MyCategory1", "MyCategory2" -Name "MyTag"
Returns all tags from the "MyCategory1" and "MyCategory2" categories, named "MyTag".
Related Commands
Tag
This cmdlet retrieves the tags available on a vCenter Server system.
This cmdlet modifies the specified tags.
This cmdlet removes the specified tags from the server.
This cmdlet creates a new tag in the specified tag category with the specified parameters.
TagAssignment
This cmdlet retrieves the tag assignments of objects.
This cmdlet removes the specified tag assignment.
This cmdlet assigns the specified tag(s) to the specified entity(s).
TagCategory
This cmdlet retrieves the tag categories available on a vCenter Server system and filters them using the specified cmdlet parameters.
This cmdlet modifies the specified tag categories.
This cmdlet removes the specified tag categories from the server.
This cmdlet creates a new tag category on the specified vCenter Server systems with the specified parameters.
