## PowerCLI Reference

# Remove-VMHostProfile

## Synopsis

This cmdlet removes the specified host profiles.

Syntax

Remove-VMHostProfile [-Profile] <VMHostProfile[]> [[-Server] <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-VMHostProfile -Entity <InventoryItem[]> [[-Server] <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

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

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes the specified host profiles. If the Entity parameter is provided, the cmdlet removes the profile association for the specified entity. Otherwise, the cmdlet removes the profile object.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Profile | VMHostProfile[] | Specifies the host profiles you want to remove. | 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
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
Entity | InventoryItem[] | Specifies the host or cluster whose host profile association you want to remove. | true | 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

None

Notes

Examples

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

    Get-VMHostProfile -Name Profile | Remove-VMHostProfile -Confirm:$false

Deletes the Profile host profile.

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