Removing datastores

To remove a datastore, you can use the Remove-Datastore cmdlet. The syntax of this cmdlet is:

Remove-Datastore [-Datastore] <Datastore[]> [-VMHost] <VMHost>
    [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

The required parameters of the Remove-Datastore cmdlet are -Datastore and -VMHost.

In the following example, we will remove the Cluster01_Vmfs01 datastore we created in the section,  Creating VMFS datastores :

PowerCLI C:\> Remove-Datastore -Datastore Cluster01_Vmfs01
    -VMHost 192.168.0.133 -Confirm:$false

The preceding command does not return any output.

If you try to remove a datastore, it is possible that you get an error message similar to:

Remove-Datastore : 1/31/2017 2:05:48 PM    Remove-Datastore
    The resource 'Cluster01_Vmfs01' is in use.

Before you can remove a datastore, there are some requirements that must be fulfilled:

• There must be no virtual machines residing on the...