Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Universal DiscoveryContent Pack 28.00 (CP28)

Use > Discovery Modules > Cloud and Virtualization > Virtualization > Hyper-V Discovery > Discovery Mechanism > Discovery Mechanism for \\root\virtualization Namespace

Discovery Mechanism for \\root\virtualization Namespace

This section includes the following commands:

Retrieve the Hyper-V Host Name

Object queried	Msvm_ComputerSystem
Conditions	Description = 'Microsoft Hosting Computer System'
Properties queried	ElementName
Comments	Verifies that the Hyper-V namespace \\root\virtualization is accessible and obtains the name of the Hyper-V host.

Retrieve the Virtual Machine

Object queried	Msvm_ComputerSystem
Conditions	Description = 'Microsoft Virtual Machine'
Properties queried	Name ElementName EnabledState HealthState
Comments	Obtains virtual machines present in the Hyper-V host, and obtains GUID, name, health, and enabled states for each virtual machine.

Retrieve the Global Settings for Virtual Machines

Object queried	Msvm_VirtualSystemGlobalSettingData
Conditions	None
Properties queried	SystemName SnapshotDataRoot ExternalDataRoot AutomaticRecoveryAction AutomaticShutdownAction AutomaticStartupAction
Comments	Obtains global settings for all virtual machines.

Retrieve the Settings for Virtual Machines

Object queried	Msvm_VirtualSystemSettingData
Conditions	None
Properties queried	InstanceID BaseBoardSerialNumber BIOSGUID BIOSSerialNumber ChassisAssetTag ChassisSerialNumber
Comments	Obtains the VirtualSystemSettingData (VSSD) objects of the virtual machines that hold additional settings for virtual machines. The BIOSGUID property holds the BIOS UUID of the virtual machine. This property is stripped of leading and trailing curly brackets ({}).

Object queried	Msvm_SettingsDefineState
Conditions	None
Properties queried	ManagedElement SettingData
Comments	Associates virtual machines and their settings (VirtualSystemSettingData).

Object queried	Msvm_VirtualSystemSettingDataComponent
Conditions	None
Properties queried	GroupComponent PartComponent
Comments	Obtains references from the VirtualSystemSettingData object to its components.

Retrieve the Memory Settings for Virtual Machines

Object queried	Msvm_MemorySettingData
Conditions	None
Properties queried	InstanceID Limit Reservation
Comments	Obtains memory settings for virtual machines (reservation and limit). The references retrieved during the previous step (Discovery Mechanism) enable the correct association of these settings to the relevant virtual machine.

Retrieve the Processor Settings for Virtual Machines

Object queried	Msvm_ProcessorSettingData
Conditions	None
Properties queried	InstanceID Limit Reservation Weight
Comments	Obtains processor settings for virtual machines (reservation, limit, weight). The references retrieved during a previous step (Discovery Mechanism) enable the correct association of these settings to the relevant virtual machine.

Retrieve Virtual Switches

Object queried	Msvm_VirtualSwitch
Conditions	None
Properties queried	ElementName Name
Comments	Obtains virtual switches configured on a Hyper-V host.

Retrieve the Ports of Virtual Switches

Object queried	Msvm_SwitchPort
Conditions	None
Properties queried	ElementName Name
Comments	Obtains the ports on virtual switches.

Retrieve the References from Virtual Switches to Ports

Object queried	Msvm_HostedAccessPoint
Conditions	None
Properties queried	Antecedent Dependent
Comments	Obtains references that enable associating virtual switches and their ports.

Retrieve the Interfaces of Virtual Machines

Object queried	Msvm_VmLANEndpoint
Conditions	None
Properties queried	Name ElementName MACAddress
Comments	Obtains endpoints that are connected to interfaces of virtual machines. Although these endpoints are not interfaces themselves, they hold enough information to report interfaces.

Retrieve the Interfaces of Management Partitions

Object queried	Msvm_SwitchLANEndpoint
Conditions	None
Properties queried	Name ElementName MACAddress
Comments	Obtains endpoints that are connected to interfaces of a Management Partition (on a Hyper-V host). Although these endpoints are not interfaces themselves, they hold enough information to report interfaces. They include both physical interfaces and virtual interfaces of the partition used for internal connections to virtual machines.

Object queried	Msvm_DeviceSAPImplementation
Conditions	None
Properties queried	Antecedent Dependent
Comments	Obtains references from virtual endpoints to virtual machines, thus enabling associations.

Object queried	Msvm_ActiveConnection
Conditions	None
Properties queried	Antecedent Dependent
Comments	Obtains references from a port on a virtual switch to endpoints that enable associations.