| Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value |
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| VMHost | VMHost[] | Specifies the host from which you want to export the base image database. | true | True (ByValue) |
| Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | False |
| FilePath | String | Specifies the path to the file where you want to export the base image database from the specified host. | true | False |
| Force | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet overwrites the existing destination files and creates directories to complete the specified file path. | false | False |
| RunAsync | SwitchParameter | 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. | false | False |
| Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of the Connect-VIServer cmdlet. | false | False |
| WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | False |
-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------
Export-VMHostImageDb -VMHost myHost -FilePath c:\mypath
Exports the base image database from the myHost host to the c:\mypath file.