PowerCLI Reference

Add-EntityBaseline

Synopsis

This cmdlet attaches baselines to the specified inventory object.

Syntax

Add-EntityBaseline [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-Entity] <InventoryItem[]> -Baseline <Baseline[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-Baseline
New-PatchBaseline
Remove-Baseline
Remove-EntityBaseline
Set-PatchBaseline

Detailed Description

This cmdlet attaches baselines to the specified Template, VirtualMachine, VMHost, Cluster, Datacenter, Folder, and VApp objects.
Attaching a baseline to a container object such as a folder or data center transitively attaches the baseline to all objects in the container.

Parameters

Name	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
Server	Specifies the vSphere servers on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers.	false	false
Entity	Specifies Template, VirtualMachine, VMHost, Cluster, Datacenter, Folder, and vApp objects to which you want to attach the baselines.	true	true (ByValue)
Baseline	Specifies the baselines you want to attach to the specified objects.	true	true (ByValue)
WhatIf	Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.	false	false
Confirm	Indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running.	false	false

Return Type

None

Notes

Examples

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Add-EntityBaseline -Entity $vm -Baseline $baseline

Attaches the baselines in the $baseline variable to the virtual machines objects saved in the $vm variable.

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Get-VM -Name VM | Add-EntityBaseline -Baseline $baseline

Attaches the baselines saved in the $baseline variable to the virtual machine named VM.

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Get-Baseline -Name *2009 | Add-EntityBaseline -Entity $vm

Attaches the baselines with names that end with 2009 to the virtual machine objects saved in the $vm variable.