Connect-VirtualDisk
Connects a disconnected virtual disk to the specified computer when using the Windows Storage subsystem.
Syntax
Connect-VirtualDisk
[-FriendlyName] <String[]>
[-StorageNodeName <String>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[-PassThru]
[<CommonParameters>] Connect-VirtualDisk
-UniqueId <String[]>
[-StorageNodeName <String>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[-PassThru]
[<CommonParameters>] Connect-VirtualDisk
-Name <String[]>
[-StorageNodeName <String>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[-PassThru]
[<CommonParameters>] Connect-VirtualDisk
-InputObject <CimInstance[]>
[-StorageNodeName <String>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[-PassThru]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Connect-VirtualDisk cmdlet connects a disconnected virtual disk to the specified computer when using the Windows Storage subsystem.
To connect a virtual disk to a remote computer, from a management node in a subsystem that is registered on the management node, specify the StorageNodeName parameter.
To connect to a virtual disk to a remote computer, use the CimSession parameter, or use the Enter-PSSession or Invoke-Command cmdlets in conjunction with Connect-VirtualDisk.
Examples
Example 1: Connect a virtual disk to the local computer
PS C:\>Connect-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName "VirtualDisk1"This example connects the virtual disk named VirtualDisk1 to the local computer.
Example 2: Connect all disconnected virtual disks on a remote server
PS C:\>Get-VirtualDisk -CimSession Srv2 | Where-Object -Filter { $_.OperationalStatus -eq "Detached" } | Connect-VirtualDiskThis example uses the Get-VirtualDisk cmdlet to get all virtual disk objects on the computer Srv2 (by using the CimSession parameter). It then pipes the objects to the Where-Object cmdlet to filter out all virtual disks except those with the "Detached" operational status. Finally, it pipes these objects to the Connect-VirtualDisk cmdlet.
Example 3: Connect all disconnected virtual disks on two remote computers by using Invoke-Command
PS C:\>Invoke-Command -ComputerName Srv1, Srv2 -ScriptBlock { Get-VirtualDisk | Where-Object -Filter { $_.OperationalStatus -eq "Detached" } | Connect-VirtualDisk }This example uses the Invoke-Command cmdlet to run the cmdlets specified in Example 2 (now specified in the ScriptBlock parameter) on multiple remote computers simultaneously, with all processing done in parallel on each computer and only the results being sent back to the local PowerShell session.
Example 4: Connect a virtual disk to a remote computer from a management node
PS C:\>Get-StorageSubSystem -FriendlyName "Clustered Storage Spaces on Cluster01" | Get-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName "VDisk01" | Connect-VirtualDisk -StorageNodeName "ClustNode1"This example connects a virtual disk to a remote computer from a management node in a subsystem that is registered on the management node.
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 the friendly name of the virtual disk that you want to connect.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-InputObject
Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.
| Type: | CimInstance[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of the virtual disk that you want to connect.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-PassThru
Specifies that the cmdlet should output an object representing a virtual disk. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-StorageNodeName
Specifies the name of a computer on which to run the cmdlet.
Use this parameter only when you run the cmdlet from a management node to connect a virtual disk to a remote cluster subsystem for the purpose of setting the virtual disk to manual-attach. To set a virtual disk to manual-attach, use the Set-VirtualDisk cmdlet and specify the IsManualAttach parameter.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| 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 the UniqueID of the virtual disk to connect.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | Id |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
You can pipe VirtualDisk objects to the InputObject parameter to specify one or more virtual disks to connect to the local computer.
Outputs
The Connect-VirtualDisk cmdlet does not output objects unless you use the Passthru parameter, in which case it outputs objects that represent the virtual disks that you connected.
Notes
- When used in Failover Cluster, cmdlets from the Storage module operate on cluster level (all servers in the cluster).