Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot

Disconnects the current PowerCLI session from the specified software depots. Updates the $DefaultSoftwareDepots session variable. The depots and their VIBs and image profiles will no longer be available.If you do not specify the -SoftwareDepot parameter, PowerCLI prompts for an answer. You can type in the URL of the depot you wish to disconnect from.

Syntax

Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot
-SoftwareDepot < SoftwareDepot[] >
[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
SoftwareDepot SoftwareDepot[] named
  • pipeline
(Pipeline input, prompt) Takes one of the following forms:* URL string of the depot to remove* Single instance of a SoftwareDepot object, as returned by Add-EsxSoftwareDepot* List of SoftwareDepot objects or URL strings The depot must be connected to the session. If you specify a depot that is not connected to the session, an error message results.
optional ProgressAction ActionPreference named

Output

Examples

Example 1

Add-EsxSoftwareDepot https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml

[... do something ...]

Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml

Connect to a depot, then disconnect from it by URL.

Example 2

$depot = Add-EsxSoftwareDepot https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml

[... do something ...]

$depot | Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot

Connect to a depot, saving it to a variable, then disconnect from it later. Also an example of pipeline input.

Example 3

Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot $DefaultSoftwareDepots

Disconnect from all software depots

Related Commands

ESXImageProfileAssociation

Set-ESXImageProfileAssociation [-ImageProfile] <ImageProfile> [-Entities] <VIObjectCore[]> [<CommonParameters>]

EsxCli

This cmdlet exposes the ESXCLI functionality.

EsxImageProfile

EsxSoftwareDepot

EsxSoftwarePackage

EsxTop

This cmdlet exposes the esxtop functionality.