Get-TagCategory

VMware: Retrieves tag categories

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules VMware.VimAutomation.Core
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$VIServer,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [pscredential]$VICredential,
    [string]$Name,
    [ValidateSet('*', 'Name', 'Description', 'Cardinality', 'EntityType', 'Id', 'Uid')]
    [string[]]$Properties = @('Name', 'Description', 'Cardinality', 'EntityType', 'Id')
)
Process {
    try {
        if ($Properties -contains '*') { $Properties = @('*') }
        $vmServer = Connect-VIServer -Server $VIServer -Credential $VICredential -ErrorAction Stop
        $cmdArgs = @{ ErrorAction = 'Stop'; Server = $vmServer }
        if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Name')) { $cmdArgs.Add('Name', $Name) }
        $result = Get-TagCategory @cmdArgs | Select-Object $Properties
        if ($null -ne $result) { foreach ($item in $result) { $item | Add-Member -NotePropertyName Timestamp -NotePropertyValue (Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss") -PassThru -Force } }
    }
    catch { throw }
    finally { if ($null -ne $vmServer) { Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vmServer -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }
}

Customize

VIServer string

IP address or DNS name of the vSphere server

VICredential pscredential

PSCredential object for authenticating with the server

Name string

Name of the tag category

Properties string

List of properties to expand; use * for all