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Get-Topologies

VMware: Retrieves available topologies

#Requires -Version 5.1
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$VIServer,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [pscredential]$VICredential,
    [string]$TopologyName = '*'
)
Process {
    try {
        $vmServer = Connect-VIServer -Server $VIServer -Credential $VICredential -ErrorAction Stop
        $result = Get-EsxTop -Server $vmServer -TopologyInfo -Topology $TopologyName -ErrorAction Stop
        if ($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 } }
}

IP address or DNS name of the vSphere server

PSCredential object for authenticating with the server

Name of the topology info to retrieve; retrieves all if empty

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