Find-VBRViFolder

Short Description

Looks for folders on a specified ESXi host.

Applies to

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

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

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns folders on a specified ESXi host.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Server	Specifies an ESXi host on which you want to look for folders.	Accepts the CHost object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
Name	Specifies an array of folder names. The cmdlet will return folders with these names.	String[]	False	Named	False

Parameters

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the CViFolderItem object that cotains folders on a specified ESXi host.

Examples

Find-VBRViFolder Example 1. Looking for all Folders Located on ESXi Host

This example shows how to look for all folders located on the Server01 ESXi host.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Type ESXi -Name "Server01"

Find-VBRViFolder -Server $server

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Type and Name parameter values. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run the Find-VBRViFolder cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value.

Find-VBRViFolder Example 2. Looking for Specific Folder Located on ESXi Host

This example shows how to look for the Weekly_Reports folder located on the Server01 ESXi host.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Type ESXi -Name "Server01"

Find-VBRViFolder -Server $server -Name "Weekly_Reports"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Type and Name parameter values. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run the Find-VBRViFolder cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.

Find-VBRViFolder Example 3. Looking for Several Specific Folders Located on ESXi Host

This example shows how to look for the Weekly_Reports and Monthly_Report folders located on the Server01 ESXi host.

$server01 = Get-VBRServer -Name "Server01"

Find-VBRViFolder -Server $server01 -Name "Weekly_Reports", "Monthly_Reports"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server01 variable.
Run the Find-VBRViFolder cmdlet. Set the $server01 variable as the Server parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.

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