Get-StorageTier
Gets storage tiers on Windows Storage subsystems.
Syntax
Get-StorageTier
[[-FriendlyName] <String[]>]
[-MediaType <MediaType[]>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[<CommonParameters>] Get-StorageTier
[-UniqueId <String[]>]
[-MediaType <MediaType[]>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[<CommonParameters>] Get-StorageTier
[-MediaType <MediaType[]>]
[-VirtualDisk <CimInstance>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[<CommonParameters>] Get-StorageTier
[-MediaType <MediaType[]>]
[-StoragePool <CimInstance>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Get-StorageTier cmdlet gets storage tiers on Windows Storage subsystems. Storage tiers are physical disks that are grouped by characteristics, for example, solid-state drives (SSD) and hybrid hard drives (HHD).
Examples
Example 1: Get a storage tier
PS C:\>Get-StorageTier -FriendlyName "StoreTier01"This command gets the storage tier named StoreTier01.
Example 2: Get a storage tier from a storage pool
PS C:\> Get-StoragePool -FriendlyName "StorePool01" | Get-StorageTierThis command gets the object that contains the storage pool named StorePool01, and then passes the object to the Get-StorageTier cmdlet by using the pipeline operator. The Get-StorageTier cmdlet gets the storage tier from the storage pool object.
Example 3: Get a storage tier from a virtual disk
PS C:\>Get-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName "VDisk01" | Get-StorageTierThis command uses the Get-VirtualDisk cmdlet to get the tiered virtual disk named VDisk01. The command passes the virtual disk to the Get-StorageTier cmdlet by using the pipeline operator. The Get-StorageTier cmdlet gets the storage tiers that compose the tiered virtual disk.
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-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[] |
| Aliases: | Session |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-FriendlyName
Specifies an array of friendly names of storage tiers to get.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-MediaType
Specifies an array of media types. The cmdlet gets the storage tiers for the media type that you specify. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- SSD
- HDD
| Type: | MediaType[] |
| Accepted values: | Unspecified, HDD, SSD, SCM |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-StoragePool
Specifies a storage pool as a CIMInstance object. The cmdlet gets the storage tiers for the storage pool that you specify. To obtain a storage pool, use the Get-StoragePool cmdlet.
| Type: | CimInstance |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ThrottleLimit
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.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-UniqueId
Specifies an array of IDs of storage tiers to get.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | Id |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VirtualDisk
Specifies a virtual disk as a CIMInstance object. The cmdlet gets the storage tiers for the virtual disk that you specify. To obtain a virtual disk, use theGet-VirtualDisk cmdlet.
| Type: | CimInstance |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_StoragePool object to the StoragePool parameter to get the storage tier associated with the StoragePool object.
You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_VirtualDisk object to the VirtualDisk parameter to get the storage tier associated with the VirtualDisk object.
Outputs
MSFT_StorageTier
This cmdlet returns an object that contains details about the storage tier, such as tier friendly name, media type and size.
Notes
- When used in Failover Cluster, cmdlets from the Storage module operate on cluster level (all servers in the cluster).