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dpmhyperv ShowVMs Command--Show all VMs

The dpmhyperv ShowVMs command lists all VMs on a Hyper-V host. The command gets VM names and their corresponding GUIDs.

This command has the following format:

dpmhyperv ShowVMs 
[-ws_user username] 
[-ws_password password] 
[-ws_encrypted_password] 
-hypervHost hostname 
[-pre] 
[-post]
[-locale iso639value]

-ws_user username

(Optional) Specifies the CA Server Automation user name.

-ws_password password

(Optional) Specifies the CA Server Automation user password.

-ws_encrypted_password

(Optional) Indicates whether the CA Server Automation password is encrypted.

-hypervHost hostname

Specifies the name of the Hyper-V host.

-pre

(Optional) Generates an event before the operation is complete.

-post

(Optional) Generates an event after the operation is complete.

-locale iso639value

(Optional) Specifies an IS0 639_3166 combination to override the default English output, for example, fr_FR for French. To use the locale of the command prompt, specify "native".

Example: Show all VMs

This example lists all VMs and their corresponding GUIDs on the host, "hserver."

dpmhyperv ShowVMs -ws_user admin -ws_password #test# -hypervHost hserver