PowerCLI Reference

Remove-Datacenter

Synopsis

This cmdlet removes the specified datacenters from their locations.

Syntax

Remove-Datacenter [-Datacenter] <Datacenter[]> [-RunAsync] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-Datacenter
New-Datacenter
Move-Datacenter
Set-Datacenter

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes the specified datacenters and their children objects from their locations.

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionRequired?Pipeline InputDefault Value
DatacenterDatacenter[]Specifies the datacenters you want to remove.truetrue (ByValue)
ConfirmSwitchParameterIf 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.falsefalse
RunAsyncSwitchParameterIndicates 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.falsefalse
ServerVIServer[]Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no 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.falsefalse
WhatIfSwitchParameterIndicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.falsefalse

Return Type

None

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

Remove-Datacenter Datacenter

Removes the Datacenter datacenter.

-------------- Example 2 --------------

$task = Remove-Datacenter Datacenter -RunAsync

Asynchronously removes Datacenter08.


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