PowerCLI Reference

Remove-Inventory

This cmdlet removes the specified inventory items from their locations.

Syntax

Remove-Inventory [-Item] <InventoryItem[]> [-RunAsync] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes the specified inventory items and their children from their locations.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
Item	InventoryItem[]	Specifies the inventory items you want to remove. This parameter accepts Folder, ResourcePool, Datacenter, VirtualMachine, VMHost, Cluster, Template, and VApp objects.	true	True (ByValue)
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
RunAsync	SwitchParameter	Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console.	false	False
Server	VIServer[]	Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.	false	False
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

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Get-Folder Folder| Get-Inventory -NoRecursion | Remove-Inventory

Removes all objects from the Folder folder.