Remove-SCVirtualizationManager

Remove-SCVirtualizationManager

Removes a VMware vCenter Server from VMM.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Remove-SCVirtualizationManager [-VirtualizationManager] <VirtualizationManager> [-JobVariable <String> ] [-PROTipID <Guid]> ] [-RunAsynchronously] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Remove-SCVirtualizationManager cmdlet removes one or more VMware VirtualCenter Server objects from Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). This cmdlet deletes the vCenter Server object from the VMM database and also removes all imported ESX host objects and virtual machine objects associated with the vCenter Server.

When you remove a vCenter Server, the cmdlet does not make any changes in the vCenter Server and does not remove any hosts or virtual machines from the vCenter Server.

Parameters

-JobVariable<String>

Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PROTipID<Guid]>

Specifies the ID of the Performance and Resource Optimization tip (PRO tip) that triggered this action. This parameter lets you audit PRO tips.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-RunAsynchronously

Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-VirtualizationManager<VirtualizationManager>

Specifies a virtualization manager object managed by VMM.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Notes

  • This cmdlet requires a VMM virtualization manager object. To obtain one, use the Get-SCVirtualizationManager cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1: Remove a VMware vCenter Server from VMM

The first command gets the virtualization manager object named VirtMgrServer01 from VMMServer01, and then stores the object in the $VirtMgrServer variable.

The second command removes the vCenter Server object and all associated host and virtual machine objects, from VMM.

PS C:\> $VirtMgrServer = Get-SCVirtualizationManager -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" -ComputerName "VirtMgrServer01.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> Remove-SCVirtualizationManager -VirtualizationManager $VirtMgrServer

Example 2: Remove a set of VMware vCenter Servers from VMM

The first command gets all virtualization manager objects whose name includes the string Server, and then stores the objects in $VirtManagers.

The second command removes each object in $VirtManagers from VMM and all associated host and virtual machine objects.

For more information about the standard Windows PowerShell Foreach statement, type Get-Help about_ForeEach.

PS C:\> $VirtManagers = Get-SCVirtualizationManager -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where { $_.Name -match "Server" }
PS C:\> Foreach ($VirtManager in $VirtManagers) {Remove-SCVirtualizationManager -VirtualizationManager $VirtManager}

Example 3: Remove all VMware vCenter Servers from VMM

This command removes all virtualization manager objects from VMM.

PS C:\> Get-SCVirtualizationManager | Remove-SCVirtualizationManager -RunAsynchronously

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