Get-VMHardDiskDrive
Gets the virtual hard disk drives attached to one or more virtual machines.
Syntax
Get-VMHardDiskDrive
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ComputerName <String[]>]
[-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
[-VMName] <String[]>
[-ControllerLocation <Int32>]
[-ControllerNumber <Int32>]
[-ControllerType <ControllerType>]
[<CommonParameters>] Get-VMHardDiskDrive
[-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
[-ControllerLocation <Int32>]
[-ControllerNumber <Int32>]
[-ControllerType <ControllerType>]
[<CommonParameters>] Get-VMHardDiskDrive
[-VMSnapshot] <VMSnapshot>
[-ControllerLocation <Int32>]
[-ControllerNumber <Int32>]
[-ControllerType <ControllerType>]
[<CommonParameters>] Get-VMHardDiskDrive
[-ControllerLocation <Int32>]
[-VMDriveController] <VMDriveController[]>
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Get-VMHardDiskDrive cmdlet gets the virtual hard disk drives attached to one or more virtual machines.
Examples
Example 1
PS C:\> Get-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName TestVMGets the virtual hard drives from virtual machine TestVM.
Example 2
PS C:\> Get-VM -Name TestVM | Get-VMHardDiskDrive -ControllerType IDE -ControllerNumber 1Gets the virtual hard drives from IDE controller 1 of virtual machine TestVM.
Example 3
PS C:\> Get-VMIdeController -VMName TestVM -ControllerNumber 1 -ComputerName Development | Get-VMHardDiskDriveGets the virtual hard drives from IDE controller 1 of virtual machine TestVM located on Hyper-V host Development.
Example 4
PS C:\> Get-VMSnapshot -VMName Test -Name 'Before applying updates' | Get-VMHardDiskDriveGets the virtual hard drives from snapshot Before applying updates of virtual machine TestVM.
Parameters
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
| Type: | CimSession[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ComputerName
Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts from which the virtual hard disk drives are to be retrieved. 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: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ControllerLocation
Specifies the number of the location on the controller at which the virtual hard disk drives are to be retrieved. If not specified, the number of the first available location on the controller is used.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ControllerNumber
Specifies the number of the controller at which the virtual hard disk drives are to be retrieved. If not specified, the first controller on which the specified ControllerLocation is available is used.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ControllerType
Specifies the type of the controller from which the virtual hard disk drives are to be retrieved. Allowed values are Floppy, IDE, and SCSI.
| Type: | ControllerType |
| Accepted values: | IDE, SCSI |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Credential
Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
| Type: | PSCredential[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VM
Specifies the virtual machine from which the virtual hard disk drives are to be retrieved.
| Type: | VirtualMachine[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMDriveController
Specifies the drive controller from which the virtual hard disk drives are to be retrieved.
| Type: | VMDriveController[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMName
Specifies the name of the virtual machine from which the virtual hard disks drives are to be retrieved.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMSnapshot
Specifies the snapshot from which the virtual hard disk drives are to be retrieved.
| Type: | VMSnapshot |
| Aliases: | VMCheckpoint |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.ControllerType
Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VMSnapshot
Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VMDriveController[]
Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VirtualMachine[]
Outputs
Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.HardDiskDrive