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
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
|
VMHost | VMHost | 1 |
|
Specifies the host to which the datastore you want to remove belongs. |
| required
|
Datastore | Datastore[] | named |
|
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 |
|
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.