Get-SCLibraryRating
Calculates the placement rating of library servers to determine whether a SAN transfer can be used to transfer a virtual machine from a host to the library.
Syntax
Get-SCLibraryRating
-LibraryServer <LibraryServer[]>
[-VMMServer <ServerConnection>]
[-VM <VM>]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Get-SCLIbraryRating cmdlet calculates the placement rating of library servers managed by Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). Specifically, this rating indicates whether VMM can use SAN transfer to transfer a particular virtual machine from a host server to a library server. If a SAN transfer is not possible, you can use a LAN transfer to store the virtual machine in the library.
For information about how to store a virtual machine in the VMM library, type Get-Help Save-SCVirtualMachine -Detailed.
Examples
Example 1: Determine whether you can use a SAN transfer to store a virtual machine on the specified library server
PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM01"
PS C:\> $LibServer = Get-SCLibraryServer -ComputerName "LibraryServer01.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> $LibRating = Get-SCLibraryRating -LibraryServer $LibServer -VM $VM
PS C:\> $LibRatingThe first command gets the virtual machine object named VM01 and stores the object in the $VM variable.
The second command gets the library server object named LibraryServer01 and stores the object in the $LibServer variable.
The third command gets the placement rating for LibraryServer01 (which indicates whether VMM can use a SAN transfer to transfer VM01 to LibraryServer01) and stores the rating object in the $LibRating variable.
The last command displays the rating stored in $LibRating.
Note: If a SAN transfer is not possible, you can use a LAN transfer to store the virtual machine in the library.
Example 2: Get placement ratings for each available library server
PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM01"
PS C:\> $LibServer = Get-SCLibraryServer
PS C:\> $LibRating = Get-SCLibraryRating -LibraryServer $LibServer -VM $VM
PS C:\> $LibRatingThe first command gets the virtual machine object named VM01 and stores the object in the $VM variable.
The second command gets all library server objects that are managed by VMM and stores the objects in the $LibServer array.
The fourth command returns the placement rating for each library server object in $LibServer (which indicates whether VMM can use a SAN transfer to transfer VM01 to each of the library servers) and stores the rating for each library server object in the $LibRating array.
The last command displays the rating information for each library object.
Note: If a SAN transfer is not possible, you can use a LAN transfer to store the virtual machine in the library.
Parameters
-LibraryServer
Specifies an array of VMM library server objects.
| Type: | LibraryServer[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VM
Specifies a virtual machine object.
| Type: | VM |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMMServer
Specifies a VMM server object.
| Type: | ServerConnection |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |