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title: "Find-VBRViDatastore"
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# Find-VBRViDatastore

## Short Description
Looks for VMware datastores.

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>Server</code></p>

```
Find-VBRViDatastore [-Name <String[]>] -Server <CHost> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>StoragePolicy</code></p>

```
Find-VBRViDatastore [-Name <String[]>] -StoragePolicy <VBRViStoragePolicy> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet looks for VMware datastores connected to the specified ESXi host or that are compatible with a particular VMware storage policy profile.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of datastores names. The cmdlet will return datastores with these names.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Server</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an ESXi host. The cmdlet will return datastores connected to this host.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CHost</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrserver.md"><code>Get-VBRServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CHost</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">StoragePolicy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the VMware storage policy profile. The cmdlet will return datastores compatible with this profile.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrvistoragepolicy.md"><code>VBRViStoragePolicy</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbrvistoragepolicy.md"><code>Find-VBRViStoragePolicy</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrvistoragepolicy.md"><code>VBRViStoragePolicy</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
This cmdlet returns the `CViDatastoreItem` object that contains information on VMware datastores connected to the specified ESXi host or compatible with a specific storage policy.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Looking for VMware Datastores Connected to Specific ESXi Host

This example shows how to get a list of datastores connected to the `esx05.tech.local` ESXi hosts.

```
$server = Get-VBRServer -Type ESXi -Name "esx05.tech.local" 
Find-VBRViDatastore -Server $server
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Type` and `Name` parameter values. Save the result to the `$server` variable.
2. Run the `Find-VBRViDatastore` cmdlet. Set the `$server` variable as the `Server` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Looking for VMware Datastores Compatible with Specific Storage Policy Profiles

This example shows how to get the list of the `MSExchange` datastores and datastores which names start with `LocalStore_0*`. These datastores are compatible with the `SP Virtual SAN Default` storage policy profile.

```
$server = Get-VBRServer -Type ESXi -Name "esx05.tech.local" 
$policy = Find-VBRViStoragePolicy -Server $server -Name "SP Virtual SAN Default"
Find-VBRViDatastore -StoragePolicy $policy -Name "MSExchange", "LocalStore_0*"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Type` and `Name` parameter values. Save the result to the `$server` variable.
2. Run the [`Find-VBRViStoragePolicy`](find-vbrvistoragepolicy.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Server` and `Name` parameter values. Save the result to the `$policy` variable.
3. Run the `Find-VBRViDatastore` cmdlet. Set the `$policy` variable as the `StoragePolicy` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md)
- [`Find-VBRViStoragePolicy`](find-vbrvistoragepolicy.md)