New-Folder

This cmdlet creates a new folder on the specified location.

Syntax

[-Location]  <VIContainer>
-Name  <String>
[-Server  <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
Location
VIContainer 1
  • wildcards
  • pipeline
  • Specifies a container object (folder or datacenter) where you want to place the new folder. If a datacenter is specified for the Location parameter, then the folder is created in its "hostFolder" folder and contains hosts and clusters. The "hostFolder" is a system folder and is guaranteed to exist.
    required
    Name
    String named Specifies a name for the new folder.
    optional
    Server
    VIServer[] named
  • wildcards
  • 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.Inventory.Folder

    Examples


    Example 1

    New-Folder -Name "Folder1" -Location (Get-Datacenter)[0]

    Creates a new folder in a datacenter root.

    Example 2

    Get-Folder | Select -First 1 | New-Folder -Name "Folder2"

    Creates a nested folder by using a pipeline command.

    Example 3

    New-Folder -Name "FirstLevelFolder1" -Location (Get-Folder vm)

    Creates a new folder in the root vSphere virtual machine folder.

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