Mount-VHD

Reference

Module:: Hyper-V

Mounts one or more virtual hard disks.

Syntax

Mount-VHD
     [-Path] <String[]>
     [-ComputerName <String[]>]
     [-NoDriveLetter]
     [-Passthru]
     [-ReadOnly]

Description

The Mount-VHD cmdlet mounts one or more virtual hard disks.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\>Mount-VHD -Path c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx

Mounts a virtual hard disk where the path to the virtual hard disk file is c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx.

Example 2

PS C:\>Mount-VHD -Path c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx -ReadOnly

Mounts a virtual hard disk in read-only mode where the path to the virtual hard disk file is c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx.

Example 3

PS C:\>Mount-VHD -Path c:\test\testvhdx -PassThru | Get-Disk | Get-Partition | Get-Volume

Attaches a virtual hard disk to the system where the path to the virtual hard disk file is c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx, and gets the volumes associated with it.

Parameters

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which a virtual hard disk is to be mounted. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully-qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer - use "localhost" or a dot (".") to specify the local computer explicitly.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	.
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-NoDriveLetter

Specifies that the virtual hard disk is to be mounted without assigning drive letters to the volumes contained within the virtual hard disk.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	FALSE
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Passthru

Specifies that an object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual hard disk to be mounted.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Path

Specifies the path to the virtual hard disk file for the virtual hard disk to be mounted. If a filename or relative path is specified, the virtual hard disk path is calculated relative to the current working directory.

Type:	String[]
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	True

-ReadOnly

Specifies that the virtual hard disk is to be mounted in read-only mode.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	FALSE
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False