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Find-VBRDatastore (obsolete)

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    Short Description

    Returns a list of VMware datastores connected to the specified ESX(i) host.

    Find-VBRDatastore (obsolete) Note:

    In Backup & Replication v6 this cmdlet was replaced by Find-VBRViDatastore due to multihypervisor support introduced in the new version. The cmdlet will still work but it is advised to rewrite your scripts using new cmdlets for added benefits.

    Applies to

    Platform: VMware

    Syntax

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

    Related Commands

    Get-VBRServer

    Detailed Description

    This cmdlet returns a list of all datastores connected to the specified ESX(i) host.

    Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Required

    Position

    Accept
    Pipeline
    Input

    Accept
    Wildcard
    Characters

    Server

    Specifies the ESX(i) host you want to get the list of the connected datastores of.

    True

    1

    True (ByValue,
    ByProperty
    Name)

    False

    Name

    Specifies the name of the datastore 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 the datastore named "Store 04" on server named named "VMwareHost". The server object is obtained with Get-VBRServer and piped down.

    Get-VBRServer -Name "VMwareHost" | Find-VBRDatastore -Name "Store 04"

    Example 2

    This command looks for the all datastores located on server represented by the $server variable. The server object is obtained with Get-VBRServer and assigned to the variable beforehand.

    Find-VBRDatastore -Server $server