Add-VMStoragePath

Add-VMStoragePath

Adds a path to a storage resource pool.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Add-VMStoragePath [-Path] <String[]> [-ResourcePoolName] <String[]> [-ResourcePoolType] <VMResourcePoolType> [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-PassThru] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Add-VMStoragePath cmdlet adds a path to a storage resource pool.

Parameters

-ComputerName<String[]>

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which the path to the storage resource pool is to be added. 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.

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

-PassThru

Specifies that a String object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the path to be added to the storage resource pool.

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

-Path<String[]>

Specifies the path to be added to the storage resource pool.

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

-ResourcePoolName<String[]>

Specifies the name of the resource pool to which the path is to be added.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	2
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-ResourcePoolType<VMResourcePoolType>

Specifies the type of the resource pool for which storage paths are to be added. Allowed values are VFD, VHD, and ISO.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	3
Default Value	none
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.

Outputs

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

• None by default; System.String if –PassThru is specified.

Examples

Example 1

Adds path D:\VHD to resource storage pool Engineering Department of type VHD.

PS C:\> Add-VMStoragePath -Path D:\VHD -ResourcePoolName "Engineering Department" –ResourcePoolType VHD