Remove-SCVirtualizationManager
Removes a VMware vCenter Server from VMM.
Remove-SCVirtualizationManager
[-VirtualizationManager] <VirtualizationManager>
[-RunAsynchronously]
[-PROTipID <Guid>]
[-JobVariable <String>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] The Remove-SCVirtualizationManager cmdlet removes one or more VMware vCenter 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 VirtualCenter Server, the cmdlet does not make any changes within the vCenter Server and does not remove any hosts or virtual machines from the vCenter Server.
PS C:\> $VirtMgrServer = Get-SCVirtualizationManager -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" -ComputerName "VirtMgrServer01.Contoso.com"
PS C:\> Remove-SCVirtualizationManager -VirtualizationManager $VirtMgrServerThe first command gets the virtualization manager object named VirtMgrServer01 from VMMServer01 and stores the object in the $VirtMgrServer variable.
The second command removes the vCenter Server object, as well as all associated host and virtual machine objects, from VMM.
PS C:\> $VirtManagers = Get-SCVirtualizationManager -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where { $_.Name -match "Server" }
PS C:\> ForEach ($VirtManager in $VirtManagers) {Remove-SCVirtualizationManager -VirtualizationManager $VirtManager}The first command gets all virtualization manager objects whose name includes the string "Server" and stores the objects in $VirtManagers.
The second command removes each object in $VirtManagers from VMM, as well as all associated host and virtual machine objects.
For more information about the standard Windows PowerShell ForEach loop statement, type Get-Help about_ForEach.
PS C:\> Get-SCVirtualizationManager | Remove-SCVirtualizationManager -RunAsynchronouslyThis command removes all virtualization manager objects from VMM.
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Specifies the ID of the Performance and Resource Optimization tip (PRO tip) that triggered this action. This parameter lets you audit PRO tips.
| Type: | Guid |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Specifies a virtualization manager object managed by VMM.
| Type: | VirtualizationManager |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
- Requires a VMM virtualization manager object, which can be retrieved by using the Get-SCVirtualizationManager cmdlet.