Export-SpbmStoragePolicy
This cmdlet exports the specified storage policy to a file. If the Force parameter is not specified and the destination file exists or the target parent directory does not exist, a terminating error is generated.If the folder specified for the FilePath parameter exists, the policy name is used to name the target file. The Force and Destination parameters follow the rules described in PowerCLI Usability Guidelines, Destination and Force parameters.
Syntax
-FilePath <String>
[-Force]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
SpbmStoragePolicy | 1 |
|
Specifies the storage policy you want to export. | required |
|
String | named |
|
Specifies the path to the file or directory where you want to export the storage policy. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates whether the cmdlet overwrites the existing destination files. | 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
System.IO.FileInfo
Examples
Example 1
Exports a storage policy to a file in C:\policies\. If the C:\policies\ directory exists, a file with the name of the policy is created in this directory.
Example 2
Exports a storage policy to the policy.xml file in C:\. If a file with the same name already exists in this location, the file is overwritten.
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