## PowerCLI Reference

# Get-OMAlertType

## Synopsis

This cmdlet retrieves alert types from the specified vRealize Operations Manager server.

Syntax

Get-OMAlertType [[-Name] <String[]>] [-Server <OMServer[]>] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [-PipelineVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-OMAlertType -Id <String[]> [-Server <OMServer[]>] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [-PipelineVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Detailed Description

This cmdlet retrieves alert types from the specified vRealize Operations Manager server. The alert type helps you categorize the alerts by general areas, such as network or storage, so that you can assign certain types of alerts to specific system administrators.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Name | String[] | Filters the alert types by name. | false | false
Id | String[] | Filters the alert types by ID. | true | false
InformationAction | ActionPreference |  | false | false
InformationVariable | String |  | false | false
PipelineVariable | String |  | false | false
Server | OMServer[] | Specifies the vRealize Operations Manager server from which you want to retrieve alerts. The value can be the connection object returned by the Connect-OMServer cmdlet or the object's name, which can be the IP or DNS address of the server machine. | false | false

Return Type

Zero or more OMAlertSubType objects

Notes

Examples

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

    Get-OMAlertType

Lists all available alert types.

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

    Get-OMAlertType -Name 'Network Alerts'

Retrieves all alert types named 'Network Alerts'.

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