## PowerCLI Reference

# Move-Datacenter

## Synopsis

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

Syntax

Move-Datacenter [-Datacenter] <Datacenter[]> [-Destination] <VIContainer> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
New-Datacenter
Get-Datacenter
Remove-Datacenter
Set-Datacenter

Detailed Description

This cmdlet moves a vCenter Server datacenter to the location that is specified by the Destination parameter. To specify a server different from the default one, use the Server parameter.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Datacenter | Datacenter[] | Specifies the datacenters you want to move to another location. | true | true (ByValue)
Destination | VIContainer | Specifies the folder where you want to move the datacenters. | true | false
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
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 passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | 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

Return Type

Zero or more relocated Datacenter objects

Notes

Examples

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

    Move-Datacenter Datacenter -Destination Folder

Moves the Datacenter datacenter into the folder named Folder.

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