Get-VMIdeController 
	Gets the IDE controllers of a virtual machine or snapshot.
Syntax
VMName (Default)
Get-VMIdeController
    [-VMName] <String[]>
    [[-ControllerNumber] <Int32>]
    [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
    [-ComputerName <String[]>]
    [-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
    [<CommonParameters>]
	VMObject
Get-VMIdeController
    [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
    [[-ControllerNumber] <Int32>]
    [<CommonParameters>]
	VMSnapshot
Get-VMIdeController
    [-VMSnapshot] <VMSnapshot>
    [[-ControllerNumber] <Int32>]
    [<CommonParameters>]
	Description
The Get-VMIdeController cmdlet gets the IDE controllers of a virtual machine or snapshot.
Examples
Example 1
PS C:\> Get-VMIdeController TestVM
Gets all IDE controllers belonging to virtual machine TestVM.
Example 2
PS C:\> Get-VMIdeController TestVM -ControllerNumber 0
Gets the first IDE controller belonging to virtual machine TestVM.
Parameters
-CimSession 
		Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Parameter properties
| Type: | CimSession[]  | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
VMName
| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | False | 
| Value from pipeline: | False | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-ComputerName 
		Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which the IDE controllers of a virtual machine or snapshot are to be retrieved. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer. Use localhost or a dot (.) to specify the local computer explicitly.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String[]  | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
VMName
| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | False | 
| Value from pipeline: | False | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-ControllerNumber 
		Specifies the number of the IDE controller to be retrieved. Allowed values are 0 and 1.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Int32 | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 1 | 
| Mandatory: | False | 
| Value from pipeline: | False | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-Credential
Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
Parameter properties
| Type: | PSCredential[]  | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
VMName
| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | False | 
| Value from pipeline: | False | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-VM
Specifies the virtual machine whose IDE controllers are to be retrieved.
Parameter properties
| Type: | VirtualMachine[]  | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
VMObject
| Position: | 0 | 
| Mandatory: | True | 
| Value from pipeline: | True | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-VMName
Specifies the name of the virtual machine whose IDE controllers are to be retrieved.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String[]  | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
VMName
| Position: | 0 | 
| Mandatory: | True | 
| Value from pipeline: | True | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-VMSnapshot
Specifies the snapshot whose IDE controllers are to be retrieved.
Parameter properties
| Type: | VMSnapshot | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
| Aliases: | VMCheckpoint | 
Parameter sets
VMSnapshot
| Position: | 0 | 
| Mandatory: | True | 
| Value from pipeline: | True | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.