Copy-DatastoreItem
This cmdlet copies items between datastores and between a datastore and a local file system provider.
Syntax
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
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Item | Object[] | named |
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Specifies the datastore item you want to copy. You can use a string to provide a relative path to the item in the current provider location. For more information about the PowerCLI datastore provider, run "Get-Help about_vimdatastore". |
| optional | Destination | Object | 1 |
|
Specifies the destination where you want to copy the datastore item. You can use a string to specify a relative path to the destination object in the current provider location. For more information about the PowerCLI datastore provider, run "Get-Help about_vimdatastore". |
| optional | Force | SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates whether to overwrite all items with the same name at the provided destination. |
| optional | PassThru | SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that the cmdlet returns the copied item. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
|
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| optional | Recurse | SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that you want to copy not only the item, but its children items as well. |
Output
System.IO.FileInfoExamples
Example 1
Copy-DatastoreItem vmstore:\Datacenter\Storage1\MyVM\* c:\VMFolder\MyVM\
Copies the contents of a datastore folder in a local folder.
Example 2
Copy-DatastoreItem c:\VMFolder\MyVM\* vmstore:\Datacenter\Storage1\NewVM\ -Force
Copies the contents of a local folder into a datastore folder. If the destination folder does not exist, the Force parameter enforces its creation.
Example 3
Copy-DatastoreItem c:\VMFolder\* vmstore:\Datacenter\Storage1\VMs\ -Force -Recurse
Copies recursively the contents of a local folder into a datastore folder.
Example 4
Copy-DatastoreItem Windows.ISO vmstore:\Datacenter\Storage1\ISOFiles\WinXPSP3.iso
Copies a file into a datastore folder and changes the file name.
Related Commands
Datastore
This cmdlet retrieves the datastores available on a vCenter Server system.
This cmdlet moves datastores from one location to another.
This cmdlet creates a new datastore.
This cmdlet removes the specified datastores from their locations.
This cmdlet modifies the properties of the specified datastore.
DatastoreCluster
This cmdlet retrieves datastore clusters.
This cmdlet creates a new datastore cluster.
This cmdlet deletes the specified datastore clusters.
This cmdlet modifies the configuration of the specified datastore cluster.
DatastoreItem
This cmdlet copies items between datastores and between a datastore and a local file system provider.