PowerCLI Reference

Get-LogType

Synopsis

This cmdlet retrieves information about the log types available on a virtual machine host.

Syntax

Get-LogType [[-VMHost] <VMHost[]>] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Detailed Description

This cmdlet retrieves information about the log types available on a virtual machine host. If no virtual machine host is specified, the cmdlet retrieves the log types for the default vCenter Server system. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
VMHost	VMHost[]	Specifies the hosts you want to search for log types. If no value is given to this parameter, the command searches for logs only on the default vCenter Server system.	false	true (ByValue)
Server	VIServer[]	Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no 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.	false	false

Return Type

Zero or more LogDescriptor objects

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

$vmhost = Get-VMHost -State "Connected"

Get-Logtype -VMHost $vmhost

Gets information about the available logs on the virtual machine hosts whose state is Connected.