Read-SCVirtualizationManager

Refreshes the properties of a VMware vCenter Server so that the VMM console displays updated information about vCenter Server entities.

Description

The Read-SCVirtualizationManager cmdlet refreshes the properties of a VMware vCenter Server managed by System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) so that the VMM console displays updated information about vCenter Server entities.

For more information about Read-SCVirtualizationManager, type: "Get-Help Read-SCVirtualizationManager -online".

Parameters

VirtualizationManager

Required? true
Accept Pipeline Input? true (ByValue)
Position? 0 
Specifies a virtualization manager object managed by VMM.

JobVariable

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

PROTipID

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies the ID of the PRO tip that triggered this action. This allows for auditing of PRO tips.

RunAsynchronously

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately. 

Requires a VMM virtualization manager object, which can be retrieved by using the Get-SCVirtualizationManager cmdlet.

Examples

1: Refresh all VMware vCenter Servers managed by VMM. 
PS C:\> $VirtManagers = Get-SCVirtualizationManager -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> ForEach ($VManager in $VirtManagers) {Read-SCVirtualizationManager -VirtualizationManager $VManager}

The first command retrieves all virtualizaton manager objects from the VMM database on VMMServer01 and stores the returned objects in the $VirtManagers array.

The second command uses a foreach loop statement to refresh the properties of the objects stored in $VirtManagers so that current information about these virtualization managers displays in the VMM console.

For more information about the standard Windows PowerShell foreach loop statement, type: Get-Help about_ForEach.
2: Refresh a specific VMware vCenter Server managed by VMM. 
PS C:\> $VirtManager = Get-SCVirtualizationManager -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" -Computername "VirtMgrServer01.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> Read-SCVirtualizationManager -VirtualizationManager $VirtManager

The first command gets the virtualizaton manager object named VirtMgrServer01 from VMMServer01 and stores the object in $VirtManager.

The second command refreshes the properties for the object stored in $VirtManager so that current information about this virtualization manager displays in the VMM console.

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