## PowerCLI Reference

# Import-VMHostProfile

## Synopsis

This cmdlet imports a host profile from a file. The file path must be accessible from the VMware PowerCLI client side.

Syntax

Import-VMHostProfile [-FilePath] <String> [-Name] <String> [[-ReferenceHost] <VMHost>] [-Description <String>] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Invoke-VMHostProfile
Export-VMHostProfile
Get-VMHostProfile
New-VMHostProfile
Remove-VMHostProfile
Set-VMHostProfile
Test-VMHostProfileCompliance

Detailed Description

This cmdlet imports a host profile from a file. The file path must be accessible from the VMware PowerCLI client side.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
FilePath | String | Specifies the path to the file, from which you want to import a host profile. | true | false
Name | String | Specifies a name of the imported host profile. | true | false
ReferenceHost | VMHost | Specifies a reference host for the imported host profile. | false | 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
Description | String | Specifies a description for the imported host profile. | 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 | true (ByValue)
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 imported VMHostProfile object

Notes

Examples

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

    Import-VMHostProfile -FilePath export.prf -Name Profile

Imports a virtual machine host profile from the export.prf file and names it Profile.

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