PowerCLI Reference

Get-VDBlockedPolicy

Synopsis

This cmdlet retrieves the blocking policy for distributed ports.

Syntax

Get-VDBlockedPolicy -VDPortgroup <VDPortgroup[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-VDBlockedPolicy -VDSwitch <VDSwitch[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-VDBlockedPolicy -VDPort <VDPort[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Set-VDBlockedPolicy

Detailed Description

This cmdlet retrieves the blocking policy for distributed ports. For distributed port group and vSphere distributed switch parameter sets, the default port policy at the distributed port group or switch level is retrieved.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
Server	VIServer[]	Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.	false	false
VDPort	VDPort[]	Specifies the distributed ports for which you want to retrieve the blocking policy.	true	true (ByValue)
VDPortgroup	VDPortgroup[]	Specifies a distributed port group for which you want to retrieve the default blocking policy.	true	true (ByValue)
VDSwitch	VDSwitch[]	Specifies a vSphere distributed switch for which you want to retrieve the default blocking policy.	true	true (ByValue)

Return Type

One or more BlockedPolicy objects

Notes

Examples

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

Get-VDSwitch "MyVDSwitch" | Get-VDBlockedPolicy

Retrieves the blocking policy of a vSphere distributed switch named "MyVDSwitch".

-------------- Example 2 --------------

Get-VDPortgroup "MyVDPortgroup" | Get-VDPort | Get-VDBlockedPolicy

Retrieves the blocking policies of all ports inside a distributed port group named "MyVDPortgroup".