New-Datastore
This cmdlet creates a new datastore based on the provided parameters. The following characters cannot be used in a datastore name: slash (/), backslash (\), and percent (%).
Syntax
[-Name]
<String>
-NfsHost <String[]>
-Path <String>
-VMHost <VMHost>
[-FileSystemVersion <String>]
[-Kerberos]
[-Nfs]
[-ReadOnly]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
-NfsHost <String[]>
-Path <String>
-VMHost <VMHost>
[-FileSystemVersion <String>]
[-Kerberos]
[-Nfs]
[-ReadOnly]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
String | 1 |
|
Specifies a name for the new datastore. | required |
|
String[] | named |
|
Specifies the NFS host where you want to create the new datastore. | required |
|
String | named |
|
If you want to create an NFS datastore, specify the remote path of the NFS mount point. If you want to create a VMFS datastore, specify the canonical name of the SCSI logical unit that will contain new VMFS datastores. | required |
|
VMHost | named |
|
Specifies a host where you want to create the new datastore. Passing multiple values to this parameter is obsolete. | optional |
|
String | named |
|
Specifies the file system you want to use on the new datastore. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
By default, NFS datastores are created with AUTH_SYS as the authentication protocol. This parameter indicates that the NFS datastore uses Kerberos version 5 for authentication. This parameter is available only for NFS version 4.1 datastores. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that you want to create an NFS datastore. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that the access mode for the mount point is ReadOnly. The default access mode is ReadWrite. | optional |
|
VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. |
[-Name]
<String>
-Path <String>
-VMHost <VMHost>
[-BlockSizeMB <Int32>]
[-FileSystemVersion <String>]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-Vmfs]
[CommonParameters]
-Path <String>
-VMHost <VMHost>
[-BlockSizeMB <Int32>]
[-FileSystemVersion <String>]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-Vmfs]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
String | 1 |
|
Specifies a name for the new datastore. | required |
|
String | named |
|
If you want to create an NFS datastore, specify the remote path of the NFS mount point. If you want to create a VMFS datastore, specify the canonical name of the SCSI logical unit that will contain new VMFS datastores. | required |
|
VMHost | named |
|
Specifies a host where you want to create the new datastore. Passing multiple values to this parameter is obsolete. | optional |
|
Int32 | named |
|
Specifies the maximum file size of VMFS in megabytes (MB). If no value is given, the maximum file size for the current system platform is used. | optional |
|
String | named |
|
Specifies the file system you want to use on the new datastore. | optional |
|
VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that you want to create a VMFS datastore. |
[-Name]
<String>
-VMHost <VMHost>
-VvolStorageContainer <StorageContainer>
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
-VMHost <VMHost>
-VvolStorageContainer <StorageContainer>
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
String | 1 |
|
Specifies a name for the new datastore. | required |
|
VMHost | named |
|
Specifies a host where you want to create the new datastore. Passing multiple values to this parameter is obsolete. | required |
|
StorageContainer | named |
|
Specifies the backing virtual volume (vVol) storage container to create the datastore. You can retrieve the storage container objects by using the Get-VvolStorageContainer cmdlet. | optional |
|
VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.DatastoreManagement.Datastore
Examples
Example 1
New-Datastore -VMHost $vmhost -Name Datastore -Path $scsiLun.CanonicalName -Vmfs -FileSystemVersion 3
Creates a VMFS datastore by specifying the file system type.
Example 2
New-Datastore -Nfs -VMHost 10.23.112.60 -Name NFSDatastore -Path /mynfs -NfsHost 10.23.84.73
Creates a NFS datastore.
Example 3
$vmhost1, $vmhost2 | New-Datastore -Nfs -Name NFS1 -Path "/mnt/nfs1/nfs11/test1" -NfsHost 10.23.113.55 -ReadOnly
Creates a read-only NFS datastore across multiple virtual machine hosts.
Example 4
New-Datastore -Name VvolDatastore -VMHost $vmHost -VvolStorageContainer $vvolContainer
Creates a virtual volume datastore.
Related Commands
Datastore
This cmdlet retrieves the datastores available on a vCenter Server system.
This cmdlet moves datastores from one location to another.
This cmdlet modifies the properties of the specified datastore.
This cmdlet removes the specified datastores from their locations.
This cmdlet creates a new datastore.
DatastoreCluster
This cmdlet retrieves datastore clusters.
This cmdlet modifies the configuration of the specified datastore cluster.
This cmdlet deletes the specified datastore clusters.
This cmdlet creates a new datastore cluster.
DatastoreItem
This cmdlet copies items between datastores and between a datastore and a local file system provider.
