Remove-SCVMConfiguration

Applies To: System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager

Remove-SCVMConfiguration

Removes a virtual machine configuration object from VMM.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Remove-SCVMConfiguration [-VMConfiguration] <BaseVMConfiguration> [-JobVariable <String> ] [-PROTipID <Guid> ] [-RunAsynchronously] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Remove-SCVMConfiguration cmdlet removes a virtual machine configuration object from System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).

For more information about Remove-SCVMConfiguration, type: "Get-Help Remove-SCVMConfiguration -online".

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 PRO tip that triggered this action. This allows for auditing of 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

-VMConfiguration<BaseVMConfiguration>

Specifies a virtual machine configuration object.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

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

  • Requires a VMM virtual machine configuration object, which can be objtained by using the Get-SCVMConfiguration cmdlet.

Examples

1: Remove a virtual machine configuration.

The first command gets all virtual machine configuration objects, selects the object named VMConfig01 and then stores that virtual machine configuration object in the $VMConfig variable.

The second command removes the virtual machine configuration in $VMConfig (VMConfig01).

PS C:\> $VMConfig = Get-SCVMConfiguration -All | where {$_.Name -eq "VMConfig01"}
PS C:\> Remove-SCVMConfiguration -VMConfiguration $VMConfig

Get-SCVMConfiguration

New-SCVMConfiguration

Set-SCVMConfiguration

Update-SCVMConfiguration