Remove-Inventory
This cmdlet removes the specified inventory items and their children from their locations.
Syntax
-Item
< InventoryItem[] >
[-ProgressAction
< ActionPreference > ]
[-RunAsync
]
[-Server
< VIServer[] > ]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
|
Item | InventoryItem[] | named |
|
Specifies the inventory items you want to remove. This parameter accepts Folder, ResourcePool, Datacenter, VirtualMachine, VMHost, Cluster, Template, and VApp objects. |
| 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
Get-Folder Folder| Get-Inventory -NoRecursion | Remove-Inventory
Removes all objects from the Folder folder.
Related Commands
Inventory
This cmdlet retrieves the inventory items available on a vCenter Server system.
This cmdlet moves a vCenter Server inventory item from one location to another.
This cmdlet removes the specified inventory items from their locations.