Cmdlets > Get-DtPhysicalItem

Get-DtPhysicalItem

Returns files system information

Syntax

This cmdlet returns file system information for the specified server. A physical item can be used to specify a specific file, folder, or volume to return file system information for.

Detailed Description

Get-DtPhysicalItem [-ServiceHost] <Server> [-Ref <PhysicalItem>] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Pipeline Input
Service Host	Server	Specify the server object returned from the New-DtServer cmdlet. For this cmdlet, the -ServiceHost could be your source or target server.	true	false
Ref	PhysicalItem	Specify an object returned from a previous Get-DtPhysicalItem call.	false	false

Outputs

PhysicalItem [ ]

Examples

$DtServerObjectAlpha= New-DtServer -Name alpha -UserName domain\administrator -Password password

$DtVolumes = Get-DtPhysicalItem -ServiceHost $DtServerObjectAlpha

$DtVolume1Root = Get-DtPhysicalItem -ServiceHost $DtServerObjectAlpha -Ref $DtVolumes[0]

Disconnect-DtServer -ServiceHost $DtServerObjectAlpha

A server object is created for the server alpha using the domain\administrator and password credentials. It assigns the server object to the variable called DtServerObjectAlpha. Then the volumes on the server are stored in the variable DtVolumes. Finally, the files and folders at the root of the first volume in DtVolumes is stored in the variable DtVolume1Root. The connections for the server object are then closed.