Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops SDK

Get-HypVMMacAddress

Retrieves a list the MAC addresses for the VMs in the specified connection.

Syntax

Get-HypVMMacAddress
   [-LiteralPath] <String>
   [<CitrixCommonParameters>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
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Description

Use this command to obtain a list of MAC addresses of all the virtual machines in the specified connection.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This command gets the MAC addresses for the connection called “MyConnection”.

Get-HypVMMacAddress -LiteralPath XDHyp:\Connections\MyConnection

MacAddress                              VMId
----------                              ----
52:b0:1c:ed:60:fa                       f3395d2a-a196-41c2-e37d-764acf871599
62:6f:f0:40:d5:af                       5f4457b0-cc3c-f806-8ca7-5f57e4bdf2d1
4e:a5:9f:00:b2:0c                       3115177b-85a9-d8ee-d0f9-0c7437483c09
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EXAMPLE 2

This command gets the MAC addresses for the connection at the current directory. The dot (.) represents the current location (not its contents).

XDHyp:\Connections\MyConnection>Get-HypVMMacAddress -Path .

MacAddress                              VMId
----------                              ----
52:b0:1c:ed:60:fa                       f3395d2a-a196-41c2-e37d-764acf871599
62:6f:f0:40:d5:af                       5f4457b0-cc3c-f806-8ca7-5f57e4bdf2d1
4e:a5:9f:00:b2:0c                       3115177b-85a9-d8ee-d0f9-0c7437483c09
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EXAMPLE 3

This command gets the MAC addresses for the connection that has a ConnectionUid of 268c66db-9b8c-47f6-9265-42326dbff006.

Get-HypVMMacAddress -LiteralPath Xdhyp:\connections\"{268c66db-9b8c-47f6-9265-42326dbff006}"
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Parameters

-LiteralPath

The path to a connection item in the hosting provider. Paths to anything other than a connection item will result in an error being returned. The path can be provided as either

<drive>:\connections\<Connection Name>

or <drive:>\connections{<Connection Uid>}

Type: String
Position: 1
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

CitrixCommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common Citrix parameters: -AdminAddress, -AdminClientIP, -BearerToken, -TraceParent, -TraceState and -VirtualSiteId. For more information, see about_CitrixCommonParameters.

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

String

You can pipe a string that contains a path to Get-HypConfigurationDataForItem

Outputs

Citrix.Host.Sdk.HypervisorVMObject

Get-HypVMMacAddress returns an object containing the following properties.

MacAddress <string> - specifies the MAC address of the VM. VMId <string> - specifies the identifier for the VM as defined in the hypervisor hosting it.

Notes

The path must refer to a connection item. Hosting unit items are not valid.

In the case of failure, the following errors can result.

Error Codes


InputConnectionsPathInvalid

If the path is not provided in an expected format, an InputConnectionsPathInvalid error results.

HypervisorConnectionObjectNotFound

The hypervisor connection object specified cannot be found.

HypervisorInMaintenanceMode

The hypervisor for the connection is in maintenance mode.

DatabaseError

An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation.

DatabaseNotConfigured

The operation could not be completed because the database for the service is not configured.

DataStoreException

An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation - communication with the database failed for

various reasons.

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. For more details, see the Windows event logs on the controller being used or examine the XenDesktop logs.

Get-HypVMMacAddress