Get-VMBios
Gets the BIOS of a virtual machine or snapshot.
Syntax
Get-VMBios
[-ComputerName <String[]>]
[-VMName] <String[]>
[<CommonParameters>]
Get-VMBios
[-VMSnapshot] <VMSnapshot>
[<CommonParameters>]
Get-VMBios
[-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Get-VMBios cmdlet gets the BIOS of a virtual machine or snapshot. Note: This cmdlet does not operate with Generation 2 virtual machine. If attempted, the cmdlet throws an error.
Examples
Example 1
PS C:\>Get-VMBios TestVM
Gets the BIOS object for virtual machine TestVM.
Parameters
-ComputerName
Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which the BIOS of a virtual machine or snapshot is to be retrieved. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully-qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer - use "localhost" or a dot (".") to specify the local computer explicitly.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | . |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VM
Specifies the virtual machine whose BIOS is to be retrieved.
Type: | VirtualMachine[] |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMName
Specifies the name of the virtual machine whose BIOS is to be retrieved.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMSnapshot
Specifies the virtual machine snapshot whose BIOS is to be retrieved.
Type: | VMSnapshot |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Outputs
Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Bios