## PowerCLI Reference

# Move-Datastore

## Synopsis

This cmdlet moves datastores from one location to another.

Syntax

Move-Datastore [-Datastore] <Datastore[]> [-Destination] <VIObject> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
New-Datastore
Get-Datastore
Remove-Datastore
Set-Datastore

Detailed Description

This cmdlet moves datastores from one location to another.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Datastore | Datastore[] | Specifies the datastore that you want to move. | true | true (ByValue)
Destination | VIObject | Specifies a datastore cluster, folder, or datacenter where you want to place the datastore. | 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
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

Zero or more relocated Datastore objects

Notes

Examples

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

    Move-Datastore "MyDatastore" -Destination "MyDatastoreFolder"

Moves the MyDatastore datastore to the specified folder.

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

    $myDatastoreCluster = Get-DatastoreCluster -Name "MyDatatoreCluster"
    Get-Datastore "MyDatastore1", "MyDatastore2" | Move-Datstore -Destination $myDatastoreCluster

Moves two datastores to a specified datastore cluster.

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