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Find-VBRViFolder

Short Description

Looks for folders on a specified ESX(i) host.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Find-VBRViFolder -Server <CHost> [-Name <String[]>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns folders on a specified ESX(i) host.

You can get the list of all folders on the specified ESX(i) host or look for instances directly by name.

Return Type

CViFolderItem

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Server

Specifies the ESX(i) host on which you want to look for folders.

True

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

False

Name

Specifies the name of the folder you want to get, or search conditions.

You can specify multiple names separated by commas.

False

Named

False

True

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.

Example 1

This command looks for all folders located on the ESXi host named 'Server01'. The server is obtained with Get-VBRServer, sorted by name and piped down.

Get-VBRServer -Name "Server01" | Find-VBRViFolder

Example 2

This command looks for a folder named 'Weekly_Reports' located on the ESXi host named 'Server01'. The server is obtained with Get-VBRServer, sorted by name and piped down.

Get-VBRServer -Name "Server01" | Find-VBRViFolder -Name "Weekly_Reports"

Example 3

This command looks for folders named 'Weekly_Reports' and 'Monthly_Reports' located on the ESXi host named "Server01". The server is obtained with Get-VBRServer and assigned to '$server01' variable.

PS C:\PS> $server01 = Get-VBRServer -Name "Server01"

PS C:\PS> Find-VBRViFolder -Server $server01 -Name "Weekly_Reports", "Monthly_Reports"