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Get-WsusDynamicCategory

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NAME Get-WsusDynamicCategory



SYNOPSIS

Gets dynamic categories on a WSUS server.





SYNTAX

Get-WsusDynamicCategory [-InformationAction {SilentlyContinue | Stop | Continue | Inquire | Ignore | Suspend}] [-InformationVariable <String>]

[-UpdateServer <IUpdateServer>] -DynamicCategoryType {ComputerModel | Device | Application | Any} -Name <String> [<CommonParameters>]



Get-WsusDynamicCategory [-DynamicCategoryTypeFilter <DynamicCategoryType>] [-InformationAction {SilentlyContinue | Stop | Continue | Inquire |

Ignore | Suspend}] [-InformationVariable <String>] [-UpdateServer <IUpdateServer>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Get-WsusDynamicCategory cmdlet gets dynamic categories on a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server.





PARAMETERS

-DynamicCategoryType <DynamicCategoryType>

Specifies the type of the dynamic category. The acceptable values for this parameter are:



-- ComputerModel

-- Device

-- Application



Required? true

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-DynamicCategoryTypeFilter [<DynamicCategoryType>]

Specifies the type of the dynamic categories that this cmdlet gets. The possible values are the same as those of the DynamicCategoryType

parameter.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-InformationAction [<ActionPreference>]

Specifies how this cmdlet responds to an information event. The acceptable values for this parameter are:



-- Continue

-- Ignore

-- Inquire

-- SilentlyContinue

-- Stop

-- Suspend



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-InformationVariable [<String>]

Specifies an information variable.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Name <String>

Specifies the name of the dynamic category to get.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-UpdateServer [<IUpdateServer>]

Specifies a WSUS server. This cmdlet gets dynamic categories on the server that this parameter specifies. To obtain a server, use the

Get-WsusServer cmdlet. If you do not specify a value for this parameter, the cmdlet gets dynamic category from the local server.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? true(ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

IUpdateServer









OUTPUTS

IDynamicCategory









Example 1: Get all dynamic categories for specified servers



PS C:\\>Get-WsusServer | Get-WsusDynamicCategory

Name Type Status

---- ---- ------

5d6a452a-55ba-4e11-adac-85e180bda3d6 ComputerModel True

PCI/Device07 Device True



This command gets all dynamic categories from the current update server by using the Get-WsusServer cmdlet. The command passes the server to the

current cmdlet by using the pipeline operator. The current cmdlet gets the available dynamic categories for the update server.





Example 2: Get a named dynamic category



PS C:\\>Get-WsusDynamicCategory -DynamicCategoryType Device -Name "PCI/Device07"

Name Type Status

---- ---- ------

PCI/Device07 Device True



This command gets the dynamic category named PCI/Device07 that is a Device type.





Example 3: Get dynamic categories by type



PS C:\\>Get-WsusDynamicCategory -DynamicCategoryTypeFilter ComputerModel

Name Type Status

---- ---- ------

5d6a452a-55ba-4e11-adac-85e180bda3d6 ComputerModel True



This command gets dynamic categories of the type ComputerModel that are currently available on the local server.







RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=789378

Add-WsusDynamicCategory

Remove-WsusDynamicCategory

Set-WsusDynamicCategory

Get-WsusServer