Set-Datacenter Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

Set-Datacenter

This cmdlet modifies the properties of the specified datacenter.

Syntax

Set-Datacenter
[ -Name ] < String >
-Datacenter < Datacenter[] >
[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]
[-RunAsync ]
[-Server < VIServer[] > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
Name String 1
Specifies a new name for the datacenter.
required
Datacenter Datacenter[] named
  • pipeline
  • wildcards
Specifies the datacenter whose properties you want to modify.
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

VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Inventory.Datacenter

Examples

Example 1

Set-Datacenter -Datacenter Datacenter1 -Name Datacenter2

Renames the Datacenter1 to Datacenter2.

Related Commands

Datacenter

This cmdlet retrieves the datacenters available on a vCenter Server system.

This cmdlet moves a vCenter Server datacenter from one location to another.

This cmdlet creates a new datacenter.

This cmdlet removes the specified datacenters from their locations.

This cmdlet modifies the properties of the specified datacenter.