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# Get-HypHypervisorPlugin

Gets the available hypervisor types.

Syntax

Get-HypHypervisorPlugin [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Use this command to retrieve a list of all the available hypervisor types, and their localized names.

Parameters

Name Description Required? Pipeline Input Default Value
AdminAddress Specifies the address of a XenDesktop controller to which the PowerShell snap-in connects. You can provide this as a host name or an IP address. false false LocalHost. Once a value is provided by any cmdlet, this value becomes the default.

Input Type

Return Values

Citrix.Host.Sdk.HypervisorPlugin
Get-HypHypervisorPlugin returns a list of objects containing the definition of the hypervisor plug-ins.
ConnectionType
The hypervisor connection type. This can be one of the following:
XenServer - XenServer hypervisor
SCVMM - Microsoft SCVMM/Hyper-V
vCenter - VMWare vSphere/ESX
Custom - a third-party hypervisor
DisplayName
The localized display name (localized using the locale of the Powershell snap-in session)
PluginFactoryName
The name of the hypervisor plug-in factory used to manage the hypervisor connections.

## Notes To use third-party plug-ins, the plug-in assemblies must be installed into the appropriate location on each controller machine that forms part of the Citrix controller site. Failure to do this can result in unpredictable behavior, especially during service failover conditions.
In the case of failure the following errors can result.
Error Codes
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DatabaseError
An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation.
CommunicationError
An error occurred while communicating with the service.
InvalidFilter
A filtering expression was supplied that could not be interpreted for this cmdlet.
ExceptionThrown
An unexpected error occurred. To locate more details, see the Windows event logs on the controller being used or examine the XenDesktop logs.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

c:\PS> Get-HypHypervisorPlugin | Format-Table -AutoSize

          ConnectionType DisplayName              PluginFactoryName
          -------------- -----------              -----------------
                   SCVMM Microsoft virtualization MicrosoftPSFactory
                 VCenter VMware virtualization    VmwareFactory
               XenServer Citrix XenServer         XenFactory

Description
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Get the available hypervisor management plug-ins.