def get_vm(name, datacenter=None, vm_properties=None, traversal_spec=None,
           parent_ref=None, service_instance=None):
    '''
    Returns vm object properties.

    name
        Name of the virtual machine.

    datacenter
        Datacenter name

    vm_properties
        List of vm properties.

    traversal_spec
        Traversal Spec object(s) for searching.

    parent_ref
        Container Reference object for searching under a given object.

    service_instance
        Service instance (vim.ServiceInstance) of the vCenter.
        Default is None.
    '''
    virtual_machine = salt.utils.vmware.get_vm_by_property(
        service_instance,
        name,
        datacenter=datacenter,
        vm_properties=vm_properties,
        traversal_spec=traversal_spec,
        parent_ref=parent_ref)
    return virtual_machine
Returns vm object properties.

    name
        Name of the virtual machine.

    datacenter
        Datacenter name

    vm_properties
        List of vm properties.

    traversal_spec
        Traversal Spec object(s) for searching.

    parent_ref
        Container Reference object for searching under a given object.

    service_instance
        Service instance (vim.ServiceInstance) of the vCenter.
        Default is None.