vSphere PowerCLI Cmdlets Reference

Remove-Datastore

Synopsis

Removes the specified datastores from their locations.

Syntax

Remove-Datastore [-Datastore] <Datastore> [-VMHost] <VMHost> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-Datastore
New-Datastore
Set-Datastore

Detailed Description

Removes the specified datastores from their locations. The cmdlet permanently deletes the content of the removed datastores, unless they are shared (CIFS and NFS).

Parameters

NameDescriptionRequired?Pipeline InputDefault Value
DatastoreSpecify the datastores you want to remove.truetrue (ByValue)
VMHostSpecify the host to which the datastore you want to remove belongs.truetrue (ByValue)
ServerSpecify the vSphere servers on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.falsefalse
RunAsyncIndicate that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the -RunAsync parameter run " help About_RunAsync" in the vSphere PowerCLI console.falsefalse
WhatIfIndicate that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.falsefalse
ConfirmIf the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.falsefalse$true

Return Type

None

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

Remove-Datastore -Datastore Datastore -VMHost 10.23.112.234 -Confirm:$false

Removes the Datastore datastore from the host.


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