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

[-StoragePolicy] <SpbmStoragePolicy>
-FilePath <String>
[-Force]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Features	Description
required	StoragePolicy	SpbmStoragePolicy	1	wildcards pipeline	Specifies the storage policy you want to export.
required	FilePath	String	named		Specifies the path to the file or directory where you want to export the storage policy.
optional	Force	SwitchParameter	named		Indicates whether the cmdlet overwrites the existing destination files.
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

System.IO.FileInfo

Examples

Example 1

Export-SpbmStoragePolicy -StoragePolicy $policy -FilePath C:\policies\

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.