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The parameter is used with the list mssql_instances (p. 37) command. If specified, the

software will list only instances of those Microsoft SQL Server editions that contain the values you

have specified.

Without this parameter, instances of any Microsoft SQL Server edition will be displayed.

Example:

If you specify --filter_edition=Enterprise, the software will display instances of the

following Microsoft SQL Server editions: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, Microsoft SQL

Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition, and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition.

3.10.6 filter_guid

--filter_guid=<GUIDs>

GUIDs for selecting objects to be output. The parameter is used with the list tape_libraries (p.

59), list vms (p. 27), and list activities (p. 63) commands. If not specified, objects with any

GUID will be displayed.

3.10.7 filter_host

--filter_host=<hostnames>

The parameter is used with the list vms (p. 27) command. If specified, the software will display

only virtual machines residing on the listed hosts. If not specified, virtual machines residing on all

registered hosts will be displayed.

3.10.8 filter_library

--filter_library=<GUID>

The GUID of the tape library whose slots you want to list with the list tape_slots (p. 59)

command. If not specified, the command will list slots of all the tape libraries attached to the

machine.

To learn the GUID of a tape library, use the list tape_libraries (p. 59) command.

3.10.9 filter_machines

--filter_machines=<quantities of machines>

The parameter is used with the list vmservers (p. 27) command. If specified, the software will list

only those virtualization servers or server clusters that contain the specified quantities of machines.

If not specified, servers or clusters with any quantity of machines will be displayed.

3.10.10 filter_name

--filter_name=<names>

Object names for selecting objects to be output.