Find-VamtManagedMachine
Performs VAMT discovery operations.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Find-VamtManagedMachine
-QueryType <DiscoveryType>
-QueryValue <String>
[-MachineFilter <String>]
[-DbConnectionString <String>]
[-Username <String>]
[-Password <String>]
[-DbCommandTimeout <Int32>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Find-VamtManagedMachine cmdlet discovers products either on an individual computer or in a specified domain or workgroup, and then adds them to the dep_nextref_vamt database. You can use this cmdlet in a script to periodically run product discovery on a domain or workgroup. You can use this process to determine whether any new computers are present in the domain or workgroup.
Examples
Example 1: Get a computer by computer name
PS C:\>Find-VamtManagedMachine -QueryType Manual -QueryValue "MachineName"
This command finds a computer by looking for the specified computer name.
Example 2: Search in a domain
PS C:\>Find-VamtManagedMachine -QueryType ActiveDirectory -QueryValue "DomainName" -MachineFilter "labcomp*"
This command searches the specified Active Directory domain. The search results are restricted to the computers that have LabComp in their name.
Example 3: Search a workgroup
PS C:\>Find-VamtManagedMachine -QueryType Workgroup -QueryValue "WorkgroupName" -MachineFilter "labcomp*"
This command searches the specified workgroup. The search results are restricted to the computers that have LabComp in their name.
Example 4: Search by using an LDAP query
PS C:\>Find-VamtManagedMachine -QueryType ldap -QueryValue "ldap://domainname/??sub?(&(objectclass=computer)(name=labcomp*))"
This command searches for computers by using an LDAP query. The search results are restricted to the computers that have LabComp in their name.
Example 5: Search in a domain and store results in specified database
PS C:\>Find-VamtManagedMachine -QueryType ActiveDirectory -QueryValue "DomainName" -MachineFilter "labcomp*" -DbConnectionString "Data Source=localhost\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=VAMT;Integrated Security=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=True"
This command searches the specified Active Directory domain. The search results are restricted to the computers that have LabComp in their name, and the results are stored in the local SQLEXPRESS instance.
Parameters
-DbCommandTimeout
Indicates how long dep_nextref_vamt waits for a response from the database before timing out. The default value is 30 seconds.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Int32 |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-DbConnectionString
Specifies the database that the discovered products are added to. If no database connection string is provided, dep_nextref_vamt attempts to use the database that the dep_nextref_vamt user console used on the local computer. If dep_nextref_vamt does not find a database, it returns an error. You can find the connection string in the dep_nextref_vamt UI in the Preferences dialog box. On the menu bar, click View, and then click Preferences to open the Volume Activation Management Tool Preferences dialog box. The connection string is in the Database Settings section under Current connection string.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-MachineFilter
Restricts the search results when used with the QueryType parameter, when the ActiveDirectory value or the WorkGroup value is specified. Do not use the MachineFilter parameter when you specify the Manual value for the QueryType parameter.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Password
Provides a password if the environment to be checked for products is password-protected.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-QueryType
Defines what kind of query to use to find the computers. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- Manual. When you use this value, you can manually enter a computer IP address or name.
- ActiveDirectory. When you used this value, dep_nextref_vamt searches the Active Directory domain.
- Workgroup. When you use this value, dep_nextref_vamt searches the specified workgroup.
- LDAP. When you use this value, you can supply a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query to search for computers that the meet specified conditions. For example, you can use this value in a script to search for new computers that were added to the network in a certain time frame.
Parameter properties
| Type: | DiscoveryType |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-QueryValue
Specifies a query value. The QueryValue parameter is required if the QueryType parameter is declared. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- If QueryType is Manual, QueryValue is the IP address or name of the computer.
- If QueryType is ActiveDirectory, QueryValue is the name of Active Directory domain.
- If QueryType is Workgroup, QueryValue is the name of the workgroup.
- If QueryType is LDAP, QueryValue is an LDAP query to search for computers that meet the specified conditions. For example, you can use this value in a script to search for new computers that were added to the network in a certain time frame.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Username
Provides a user name if the environment to be checked for products is password-protected.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.