PowerCLI Reference

vSphere Imagebuilder Reference

Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot

Synopsis

Syntax

Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot [-SoftwareDepot] <SoftwareDepot[]> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Detailed Description

Disconnects the current PowerCLI session from the specified software depots. Updates the $DefaultSoftwareDepots session variable. The depots and their VIBs and image profiles will no longer be available.

If you do not specify the -SoftwareDepot parameter, PowerCLI prompts for an answer. You can type in the URL of the depot you wish to disconnect from.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
SoftwareDepot	SoftwareDepot[]	(Pipeline input, prompt) Takes one of the following forms: * URL string of the depot to remove * Single instance of a SoftwareDepot object, as returned by Add-EsxSoftwareDepot * List of SoftwareDepot objects or URL strings The depot must be connected to the session. If you specify a depot that is not connected to the session, an error message results.	true	true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
WarningAction	ActionPreference		false	false
WarningVariable	String		false	false

Return Type

Notes

Examples

---------- Example 1 ----------

Add-EsxSoftwareDepot http://www.vmware.com/go/ESXi/patches/
[... do something ...]
Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot http://www.vmware.com/go/ESXi/patches/

Connect to a depot, then disconnect from it by URL.

---------- Example 2 ----------

$depot = Add-EsxSoftwareDepot http://www.vmware.com/go/ESXi/patches/
[... do something ...]
$depot | Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot

Connect to a depot, saving it to a variable, then disconnect from it later. Also an example of pipeline input.

---------- Example 3 ----------

Remove-EsxSoftwareDepot $DefaultSoftwareDepots

Disconnect from all software depots