Get-AppVentiXContentSharePackages

Retrieves packages from the AppVentiX content shares.

Syntax

Get-AppVentiXContentSharePackages
    [-IncludeDependencies]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Get-AppVentiXContentSharePackages
    [-MachineGroupFriendlyName <String>]
    [-IncludeDependencies]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-AppVentiXContentSharePackages function scans the content shares configured for machine groups and retrieves information about App-V (.appv), MSIX (.msix), and connection group (.appg) packages. It returns package details including name, version, publisher, and connection group membership.

By default, packages located in Dependencies folders are excluded from the results unless the -IncludeDependencies switch is used.

Parameters

-MachineGroupFriendlyName

Specifies the friendly name of the machine group to retrieve packages from. If not specified, packages from all machine groups are retrieved. Has alias: FriendlyName.


Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	All Machine Groups
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-IncludeDependencies

When specified, includes packages located in Dependencies folders. By default, dependency packages are excluded from the results.


Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Examples

Example 1: Retrieve all packages from all machine groups

Get-AppVentiXContentSharePackages

Retrieves all packages from all machine group content shares.

Example 2: Retrieve packages from a specific machine group

Get-AppVentiXContentSharePackages -MachineGroupFriendlyName 'Production'

Retrieves packages from the content shares of the ‘Production’ machine group.

Example 3: Include dependency packages

Get-AppVentiXContentSharePackages -IncludeDependencies

Retrieves all packages including those in Dependencies folders.

Notes

Requires a valid AppVentiX license
CIM and VHD/VHDX package types are not currently supported and will generate warnings
The returned objects include a MemberOf property listing which connection groups each package belongs to