## PowerCLI Reference

# Get-AdvancedSetting

## Synopsis

This cmdlet retrieves the advanced settings for the specified entity.

Syntax

Get-AdvancedSetting [-Entity] <VIObject[]> [[-Name] <String[]>] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
New-AdvancedSetting
Remove-AdvancedSetting
Set-AdvancedSetting

Detailed Description

This cmdlet retrieves the advanced settings for the specified entity.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Name | String[] | Specifies the names of the advanced settings you want to retrieve. | false | false
Entity | VIObject[] | Specifies the entities for which you want to retrieve the advanced settings. This parameter accepts VIServer, VirtualMachine, VMHost, DatastoreCluster, and Cluster objects. | true | true (ByValue)
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | false | false

Return Type

Zero or more AdvancedSetting objects

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

    Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity (Get-Cluster -Name Cluster)

Retrieves the advanced settings of the cluster named Cluster.

-------------- Example 2 --------------

    Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity (Get-Cluster -Name Cluster) -Name SettingName

Retrieves the advanced setting named SettingName of the Cluster cluster.

-------------- Example 3 --------------

    Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity Server -Name '*smtp*'

Retrieve all smtp settings for the specified server.

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