Remove-Datastore Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

Remove-Datastore

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

Syntax

Remove-Datastore
[ -VMHost ] < VMHost >
-Datastore < Datastore[] >
[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]
[-RunAsync ]
[-Server < VIServer[] > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
VMHost VMHost 1
  • pipeline
  • wildcards
Specifies the host to which the datastore you want to remove belongs.
required
Datastore Datastore[] named
  • pipeline
  • wildcards
Specifies the datastores you want to remove.
optional ProgressAction ActionPreference named
optional RunAsync SwitchParameter named
Indicates 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 VMware PowerCLI console.
optional Server VIServer[] named
  • wildcards
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

Examples

Example 1

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

Removes the Datastore datastore from the host.

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.