Remove-PhysicalDisk

Remove-PhysicalDisk

Removes a physical disk from a specified storage pool.

Syntax

Parameter Set: ByStoragePool
Remove-PhysicalDisk [[-StoragePool] <CimInstance> ] -PhysicalDisks <CimInstance[]> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-StoragePoolFriendlyName <String> ] [-StoragePoolName <String> ] [-StoragePoolUniqueId <String> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: ByVirtualDisk
Remove-PhysicalDisk [[-VirtualDisk] <CimInstance> ] -PhysicalDisks <CimInstance[]> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-VirtualDiskFriendlyName <String> ] [-VirtualDiskName <String> ] [-VirtualDiskUniqueId <String> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Remove-PhysicalDisk cmdlet removes a physical disk from a specified storage pool.
If sufficient space does not exist in the storage pool to tolerate this removal, then data loss can result (the user is warned about this). If the user configuration allows, then the user should add a replacement physical disk to the pool prior to removal of the old one.

Parameters

-AsJob

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-CimSession<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.

Aliases	Session
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-PhysicalDisks<CimInstance[]>

Accepts one or more PhysicalDisk objects as input. The Physical Disk CIM objects represent the physical disks to be removed from the storage pool.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-StoragePool<CimInstance>

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	1
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	True (ByValue)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-StoragePoolFriendlyName<String>

Specifies the friendly name of the storage pool. The friendly name may be defined by a user.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-StoragePoolName<String>

Specifies the name of the storage pool provided by the Storage Management Provider.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-StoragePoolUniqueId<String>

Specifies an ID used to uniquely identify a storage pool in the system. The ID persists through reboots.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-ThrottleLimit<Int32>

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-VirtualDisk<CimInstance>

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	1
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	True (ByValue)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-VirtualDiskFriendlyName<String>

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-VirtualDiskName<String>

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-VirtualDiskUniqueId<String>

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_StoragePool

  The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_StoragePool

  The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example removes a specific Physical Disk object from the specified storage pool.

PS C:\> $PDToRemove = Get-PhysicalDisk -Friendlyname "PhysicalDisk25"

PS C:\> Remove-PhysicalDisk -PhysicalDisks $PDToRemove -StoragePoolFriendlyName "DemoPool"

Related topics

Add-PhysicalDisk

Get-PhysicalDisk

Reset-PhysicalDisk

Set-PhysicalDisk