## PowerCLI Reference

# New-DatastoreCluster

## Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a new datastore cluster.

Syntax

New-DatastoreCluster [-Name] <String> -Location <VIContainer> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-DatastoreCluster
Set-DatastoreCluster
Remove-DatastoreCluster

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a new datastore cluster. By default, Storage DRS is disabled. To enable Storage DRS, run Set-DatastoreCluster.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Name | String | Specifies a name for the datastore cluster that you want to create. | 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
Location | VIContainer | Specifies a container object (Datacenter or Folder) where you want to place the new datastore cluster. | true | true (ByValue)
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 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

The newly created DatastoreCluster object

Notes

Examples

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

    New-DatastoreCluster -Name 'MyDatastoreCluster' -Location 'MyDatacenter'

Creates a new datastore cluster on the specified datacenter.

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