Storage

This reference provides cmdlet descriptions and syntax for all Windows Storage Management-specific cmdlets. It lists the cmdlets in alphabetical order based on the verb at the beginning of the cmdlet.

Storage

Add-InitiatorIdToMaskingSet	Adds an initiator ID to an existing masking set, granting the host associated with the initiator ID access to the virtual disk and target port resources defined in the masking set.
Add-PartitionAccessPath	Adds an access path such as a drive letter or folder to a partition.
Add-PhysicalDisk	Adds a physical disk to the specified storage pool or manually assigns a physical disk to a specific virtual disk.
Add-TargetPortToMaskingSet	Adds one or more target ports to a specified masking set, allowing a connection between the target ports, and any virtual disks and initiator IDs that the masking set contains.
Add-VirtualDiskToMaskingSet	Adds a virtual disk to a specified masking set and grants access to the virtual disk to all initiator IDs defined in the masking set.
Clear-Disk	Cleans a disk by removing all partition information and un-initializing it, erasing all data on the disk.
Clear-FileStorageTier	Removes a file from a storage tier.
Connect-VirtualDisk	Connects a disconnected virtual disk to the specified computer when using the Storage Spaces subsystem.
Disable-PhysicalDiskIndication	Turns off the identification LED on the specified physical disk.
Disable-StorageEnclosureIdentification	Turns off the identification LED on a storage enclosure or the slots for individual disks.
Disconnect-VirtualDisk	Disconnects a virtual disk from the specified computer, revoking access to the virtual disk.
Dismount-DiskImage	Dismounts a disk image (virtual hard disk or ISO) so that it can no longer be accessed as a disk.
Enable-PhysicalDiskIndication	Enables the identification LED on the specified physical disk.
Enable-StorageEnclosureIdentification	Enables the identification LED on a storage enclosure or the slots for individual disks.
Format-Volume	Formats one or more existing volumes or a new volume on an existing partition.
Get-Disk	Gets one or more disks visible to the operating system.
Get-DiskImage	Gets one or more disk image objects (virtual hard disk or ISO).
Get-FileIntegrity	Gets integrity information for a file on an ReFS volume.
Get-FileStorageTier	Gets the files assigned to a storage tier on a volume, and their status.
Get-InitiatorId	Gets the InitiatorID objects for the specified iSCSI initiators.
Get-InitiatorPort	Gets one or more host bus adapter (HBA) initiator ports.
Get-MaskingSet	Gets masking sets. Masking sets are used to grant access to a virtual disk or iSCSI VHD for one or more servers.
Get-OffloadDataTransferSetting	Returns offloaded data transfer (ODX) settings for the specified subsystem.
Get-Partition	Returns a list of all partition objects visible on all disks, or optionally a filtered list using specified parameters.
Get-PartitionSupportedSize	Returns information on supported partition sizes for the specified Disk object.
Get-PhysicalDisk	Gets a list of all PhysicalDisk objects visible across any available Storage Management Providers, or optionally a filtered list.
Get-ResiliencySetting	Gets the resiliency settings (also known as storage layouts) available for creating virtual disks on the specified storage subsystem.
Get-StorageEnclosure	Gets storage enclosures.
Get-StorageEnclosureVendorData	Gets vendor-specific data for an enclosure.
Get-StorageJob	Returns information about long-running Storage module jobs, such as a repair task.
Get-StorageNode	Gets storage nodes.
Get-StoragePool	Gets a specific storage pool, or a set of StoragePool objects either from all storage subsystems across all storage providers, or optionally a filtered subset based on specific parameters.
Get-StorageProvider	Returns a list of the storage providers available on the local computer.
Get-StorageReliabilityCounter	Gets the storage reliability counters for the disk or physical disk that you specify.
Get-StorageSetting	Returns the StorageSetting object.
Get-StorageSubSystem	Gets one or more StorageSubSystem objects.
Get-StorageTier	Gets storage tiers on Storage Spaces subsystems.
Get-StorageTierSupportedSize	Gets the minimum and maximum possible sizes of a storage tier.
Get-SupportedClusterSizes	Gets the supported cluster sizes.
Get-SupportedFileSystems	Gets the file system choices for a specified volume.
Get-TargetPort	Returns a TargetPort object associated with a specific port address and connection type.
Get-TargetPortal	Returns a TargetPortal object.
Get-VirtualDisk	Returns a list of VirtualDisk objects, across all storage pools, across all providers, or optionally a filtered subset based on provided criteria.
Get-VirtualDiskSupportedSize	Returns all sizes supported by a storage pool for virtual disk creation based on the specified resiliency setting name.
Get-Volume	Gets the specified Volume object, or all Volume objects if no filter is provided.
Get-VolumeCorruptionCount	Gets a count of the file system errors on the NTFS volume.
Get-VolumeScrubPolicy	Gets the status of the volume scrub policy.
Hide-VirtualDisk	Hides the virtual disk from the host when the Storage Management Provider in use does not support masking sets.
Initialize-Disk	Initializes a RAW disk for first time use, enabling the disk to be formatted and used to store data.
Mount-DiskImage	Mounts a previously created disk image (virtual hard disk or ISO), making it appear as a normal disk.
New-MaskingSet	Creates a new masking set.
New-Partition	Creates a new partition on an existing Disk object.
New-StoragePool	Creates a new storage pool using a group of physical disks, and a specific storage subsystem exposed by a storage provider.
New-StorageSubsystemVirtualDisk	Allows the creation of a VirtualDisk object on a storage subsystem that does not support creation of storage pools.
New-StorageTier	Creates a storage tier.
New-VirtualDisk	Creates a new virtual disk in the specified storage pool.
New-VirtualDiskClone	Creates a new clone of a specified virtual disk.
New-VirtualDiskSnapshot	Creates a new snapshot of the specified virtual disk.
New-Volume	Creates a volume with the specified file system.
Optimize-Volume	Optimizes a volume.
Register-StorageSubsystem	Connects to storage subsystems on a remote computer.
Remove-InitiatorId	Removes an initiator identifier (ID).
Remove-InitiatorIdFromMaskingSet	Removes an initiator identifier (ID) from a masking set.
Remove-MaskingSet	Removes a masking set.
Remove-Partition	Deletes the specified Partition object on an existing disk and any underlying Volume objects.
Remove-PartitionAccessPath	Removes an access path such as a drive letter or folder from a partition.
Remove-PhysicalDisk	Removes a physical disk from a specified storage pool.
Remove-StoragePool	Deletes a storage pool and associated VirtualDisk objects.
Remove-StorageTier	Removes storage tiers from a storage pool.
Remove-TargetPortFromMaskingSet	Removes a specified target port from a masking set.
Remove-VirtualDisk	Deletes an existing virtual disk and reclaims the used space for use by other virtual disks in the same storage pool.
Remove-VirtualDiskFromMaskingSet	Removes a virtual disk from a specified masking set to block access to the virtual disk by an InitiatorIds object defined in the masking set.
Rename-MaskingSet	Renames an existing masking set.
Repair-FileIntegrity	Repairs a corrupted file on an NTFS or ReFS volume.
Repair-VirtualDisk	Performs repairs on a virtual disk that is unhealthy.
Repair-Volume	Performs repairs on a volume.
Reset-PhysicalDisk	Resets the status of a physical disk.
Reset-StorageReliabilityCounter	Resets storage reliability counters for a disk.
Resize-Partition	Resizes a partition and the underlying file system.
Resize-StorageTier	Increases the size of storage tiers.
Resize-VirtualDisk	Resizes an existing virtual disk to be larger or smaller.
Set-Disk	Takes a Disk object or unique disk identifiers and a set of attributes, and updates the physical disk on the system.
Set-FileIntegrity	Sets integrity for a file on an ReFS volume.
Set-FileStorageTier	Assigns a file to a storage tier.
Set-InitiatorPort	Sets properties on the InitiatorPort object.
Set-Partition	Sets attributes of a partition, such as active, read-only, and offline states.
Set-PhysicalDisk	Sets attributes on a specific physical disk.
Set-ResiliencySetting	Modifies the properties of the specified resiliency setting name.
Set-StoragePool	Modifies the properties of the specified storage pool.
Set-StorageProvider	Modifies whether to enable the SMP provider cache.
Set-StorageSetting	Adjusts or configures current storage settings of the StorageSetting object.
Set-StorageSubSystem	Sets the friendly name or description of the specified StorageSubSystem object.
Set-StorageTier	Modifies a storage tier.
Set-VirtualDisk	Modifies the attributes of an existing virtual disk.
Set-Volume	Sets or changes the file system label of an existing volume.
Set-VolumeScrubPolicy	Sets the status of the volume scrub policy.
Show-VirtualDisk	Makes a virtual disk available to a host.
Unregister-StorageSubsystem	Disconnects from storage subsystems on a remote computer.
Update-Disk	Updates cached information about the specified Disk object only
Update-HostStorageCache	Initiates an update on the host storage cache to reflect the current status of storage.
Update-StoragePool	Updates the metadata of a Windows Server 2012 R2 storage pool.
Update-StorageProviderCache	Updates the cache of the service for a particular provider and associated child objects.
Write-VolumeCache	Writes the file system cache to disk.