Get-CMConfigurationItem
Get-CMConfigurationItem
Gets Configuration Manager configuration items.
Syntax
Parameter Set: SearchByName
Get-CMConfigurationItem [-Name <String[]> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: SearchByIdMandatory
Get-CMConfigurationItem -Id <String[]> [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Get-CMConfigurationItem cmdlet gets configuration item objects in Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager. You can use this cmdlet to get items for other cmdlets to use. For instance, you might get configuration items so you can use the Set-CMConfigurationItem to change settings on them.
Configuration items contain one or more settings, along with compliance rules. For more information about configuration items, see Introduction to Compliance Settings in Configuration Manager (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=211014) on TechNet.
Parameters
-Id<String[]>
Specifies an array of identifiers for one or more configuration items. You can use a comma separated list.
Aliases |
CIId |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Name<String[]>
Specifies an array of names of configuration items. You can use a comma separated list.
Aliases |
LocalizedDisplayName |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
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.
Examples
Example 1: Get an item using a name
This command gets a configuration item named ConfigItem76.
PS C:\> Get-CMConfigurationItem -Name "ConfigItem76"
Example 2: Get an item to use with another cmdlet
The first command gets a configuration item with the specified identifier and stores it in the $CIObj variable.
The second command removes the item in the $CIObj variable.
PS C:\> $CIObj=Get-CMConfigurationItem -Id "16777568"
PS C:\> Remove-CMConfigurationItem -InputObject $CIObj
Related topics
Get-CMConfigurationItemXMLDefinition
Get-CMConfigurationItemHistory
Introduction to Compliance Settings in Configuration Manager