Get-SCGuestOSProfile
Get-SCGuestOSProfile
Gets a guest operating system profile object from the VMM library.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Connection
Get-SCGuestOSProfile [[-Name] <String> ] [-VMMServer <ServerConnection> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: SysprepScript
Get-SCGuestOSProfile [[-Name] <String> ] -AnswerFile <Script> [-OperatingSystem <OperatingSystem> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Get-SCGuestOSProfile cmdlet gets one or more guest operating system profile objects from the VMM library.
Parameters
-AnswerFile<Script>
Specifies a script object stored in the VMM library to use as an answer file. The name of the answer file script depends on the operating system that you want to install on a virtual machine:
ANSWER FILE GUEST OS TO INSTALL ON VM
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Sysprep.inf Windows XP, Windows Server 2000, or Windows Server 2003
Unattend.xml Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Name<String>
Specifies the name of a VMM object.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-OperatingSystem<OperatingSystem>
Specifies the type of operating system for a virtual machine. To list the names of all available operating systems in VMM, type: "Get-SCOperatingSystem".
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VMMServer<ServerConnection>
Specifies a VMM server object.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- GuestOSProfile
Examples
1: Get all guest operating system profiles from the library.
This command gets all guest OS profile objects from the library on VMMServer01 and displays information about these profiles to the user.
PS C:\> Get-SCGuestOSProfile -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com"
2: Get a specific guest operating system profile from the library.
This command gets the guest OS profile object named NewOSProfile01 and displays information about this profile to the user.
PS C:\> Get-GuestOSProfile -Name "NewOSProfile01"