Get VM Activity
Aplica-se a: System Center Service Manager 2010
This activity retrieves a list of one or more virtual machine IDs from a System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Library.
Design Time Prerequisites
None.
Run Time Prerequisites
The Virtual Machine Manager console and Service Manager must be both installed on the same server.
Ensure that the Service Manager Workflow account has sufficient permissions to modify security groups in Active Directory Domain Services.
Properties
The Get VM activity uses the following input properties:
Display Name | Internal Name | Type | Required | Description |
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Parameter Set |
ParameterSet |
String |
No; default is Connection. |
Specifies a subset of parameters, organized for a particular purpose. For the Get VM activity, you can select one of the following parameter sets:
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Continue On Error |
ContinueOnError |
Boolean |
No (default setting is True) |
Determines whether the workflow should continue running if the activity fails. |
Has Error |
HasError |
N/A |
Specifies if the activity has an error set. (Read-only) |
|
All |
All |
Boolean |
No (default setting is True) |
Available if the Parameter Set is All. If set to True, the Get VM activity returns a list of the virtual machine IDs of all of the available virtual machines. |
ID |
ID |
String |
Required if the Parameter Set is ID |
Available if the Parameter Set is ID. If set to True, the Get VM activity returns a list of the virtual machine IDs of all of the virtual machines whose virtual machine IDs match all or part of the specified ID value. |
Management Group |
ManagementGroup |
String |
No |
Specifies the management group in which this activity will run. Set to localhost. (Read-only) |
Script Server |
Target |
String |
Yes |
Specifies the Domain Name System (DNS) name of the server that runs the Service Manager console. Do not use localhost. |
Script Time Limit |
TimeoutSeconds |
Integer |
No (default setting is 300 seconds) |
Specifies the maximum number of seconds to allow for the activity to run. |
VM Host |
VMHost |
String |
Required if the Parameter Set is VMHostGroup |
Available if the Parameter Set is VMHostGroup. If this parameter set is selected, the Get VM activity returns a list of the virtual machine IDs of all of the virtual machines running on the specified host. |
VM Name |
VMName |
String |
No |
Specifies the name or part of a name of the virtual machine to search for. If the string is part of a name, the activity retrieves the IDs of all virtual machines that contain the string. |
VMMServer |
VMMServer |
String |
Yes |
Specifies the name of the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) server that manages the virtual machines. |
The Get VM activity generates the output described in the following table:
Display Name | Internal Name | Type | Comments |
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VM IDs |
VMIDList |
Array of strings |
Specifies the list of the IDs of virtual machines with names that match all or part of the VM Name string. |
Errors and Exceptions
The Get VM activity uses the custom tracking service supplied by Service Manager to log errors and exceptions when the activity runs. The activity generates errors or exceptions as appropriate if any of the script properties cannot be resolved.