Move-Datastore
This cmdlet moves datastores from one location to another.
Syntax
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
|
Destination | VIObject | 1 |
|
Specifies a datastore cluster, folder, or datacenter where you want to place the datastore. |
| required
|
Datastore | Datastore[] | named |
|
Specifies the datastore that you want to move. |
| optional | Server | VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.DatastoreManagement.DatastoreExamples
Example 1
Move-Datastore "MyDatastore" -Destination "MyDatastoreFolder"
Moves the MyDatastore datastore to the specified folder.
Example 2
$myDatastoreCluster = Get-DatastoreCluster -Name "MyDatatoreCluster" Get-Datastore "MyDatastore1", "MyDatastore2" | Move-Datastore -Destination $myDatastoreCluster
Moves two datastores to a specified datastore cluster.
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.