New-Datastore

VMware: Creates a new datastore

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1

[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$VIServer,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [pscredential]$VICredential,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$Name,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$Path,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$VMHost
)

Process {
    try {
        $vmServer = Connect-VIServer -Server $VIServer -Credential $VICredential -ErrorAction Stop
        $result = New-Datastore -Server $vmServer -Name $Name -Path $Path -VMHost $VMHost -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object *
        if ($null -ne $result) { $result | Add-Member -NotePropertyName Timestamp -NotePropertyValue (Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss") -PassThru -Force }
    }
    catch { throw }
    finally { if ($null -ne $vmServer) { Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vmServer -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }
}

Customize

VIServer string

IP address or DNS name of the vSphere server

VICredential pscredential

Credentials for authenticating with the server

Name string

Name of the new datastore

Path string

Path for the new datastore

VMHost string

Target host for the datastore