## PowerCLI Reference

# Move-Inventory

## Synopsis

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

Syntax

Move-Inventory [-Item] <InventoryItem[]> [-Destination] <VIContainer> [-RunAsync] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-Inventory
Remove-Inventory

Detailed Description

This cmdlet moves a vCenter Server inventory object or template to the location that is specified by the Destination parameter.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Item | InventoryItem[] | Specifies the Folder, ResourcePool, Datacenter, VirtualMachine, VMHost, Template, or Cluster objects you want to move to another location. | true | true (ByValue)
Destination | VIContainer | Specifies the location where you want to move the inventory items. | 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 VIObject objects

Notes

Examples

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

    $vm = Get-VM -Name VM*

    Move-Inventory -Item $vm -Destination Folder

Moves the virtual machines whose names start with VM to the Folder folder.

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

    Get-Folder Folder1 | Get-Inventory -NoRecursion | Move-Inventory -Destination Folder2

Moves all objects from the Folder1 folder to the Folder2 folder.

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