Add-VMHardDiskDrive
Adds a hard disk drive to a virtual machine.
Syntax
Add-VMHardDiskDrive
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ComputerName <String[]>]
[-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
[-VMName] <String[]>
[[-ControllerType] <ControllerType>]
[[-ControllerNumber] <Int32>]
[[-ControllerLocation] <Int32>]
[[-Path] <String>]
[-DiskNumber <UInt32>]
[-ResourcePoolName <String>]
[-SupportPersistentReservations]
[-AllowUnverifiedPaths]
[-MaximumIOPS <UInt64>]
[-MinimumIOPS <UInt64>]
[-QoSPolicyID <String>]
[-QoSPolicy <CimInstance>]
[-Passthru]
[-OverrideCacheAttributes <CacheAttributes>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Add-VMHardDiskDrive
[-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
[[-ControllerType] <ControllerType>]
[[-ControllerNumber] <Int32>]
[[-ControllerLocation] <Int32>]
[[-Path] <String>]
[-DiskNumber <UInt32>]
[-ResourcePoolName <String>]
[-SupportPersistentReservations]
[-AllowUnverifiedPaths]
[-MaximumIOPS <UInt64>]
[-MinimumIOPS <UInt64>]
[-QoSPolicyID <String>]
[-QoSPolicy <CimInstance>]
[-Passthru]
[-OverrideCacheAttributes <CacheAttributes>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Add-VMHardDiskDrive
[-VMDriveController] <VMDriveController>
[[-ControllerLocation] <Int32>]
[[-Path] <String>]
[-DiskNumber <UInt32>]
[-ResourcePoolName <String>]
[-SupportPersistentReservations]
[-AllowUnverifiedPaths]
[-MaximumIOPS <UInt64>]
[-MinimumIOPS <UInt64>]
[-QoSPolicyID <String>]
[-QoSPolicy <CimInstance>]
[-Passthru]
[-OverrideCacheAttributes <CacheAttributes>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Add-VMHardDiskDrive cmdlet adds a hard disk drive to a virtual machine.
Examples
Example 1
PS C:\> Add-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName Test -Path D:\VHDs\disk1.vhdxCreates a virtual hard disk using file D:\VHDs\disk1.vhdx on virtual machine Test.
Example 2
PS C:\> Get-VM Test | Add-VMHardDiskDrive -ControllerType SCSI -ControllerNumber 0Adds a virtual hard disk to SCSI controller number 0 on virtual machine Test.
Example 3
PS C:\> Get-VMScsiController -VMName Test -ControllerNumber 0 | Add-VMHardDiskDrive -DiskNumber 2This example gets a SCSI controller on a virtual machine named Test and then adds physical disk 2 to that controller.
Example 4
PS C:\> Get-Disk 2 | Add-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName TestThis example gets physical disk 2 and then adds it to a virtual machine named Test.
Parameters
-AllowUnverifiedPaths
Specifies that no error is to be thrown if the specified path is not verified as accessible by the cluster. This parameter is applicable to clustered virtual machines.
| 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[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ComputerName
Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts that run this cmdlet. 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.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | PSComputerName |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ControllerLocation
Specifies the number of the location on the controller at which the hard disk drive is to be added. If not specified, the first available location in the controller specified with the ControllerNumber parameter is used.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | 3 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ControllerNumber
Specifies the number of the controller to which the hard disk drive is to be added. If not specified, this parameter assumes the value of the first available controller at the location specified in the ControllerLocation parameter.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | 2 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ControllerType
Specifies the type of the controller to which the hard disk drive is to be added. If not specified, IDE is attempted first. If the IDE controller port at the specified number and location is already connected to a drive, then it will try to create one on the SCSI controller specified by ControllerNumber. Allowed values are IDE and SCSI.
| Type: | ControllerType |
| Accepted values: | IDE, SCSI |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Credential
Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
| Type: | PSCredential[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DiskNumber
Specifies the disk number of the offline physical hard drive to be connected as a passthrough disk.
| Type: | UInt32 |
| Aliases: | Number |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-MaximumIOPS
Specifies the maximum normalized I/O operations per second (IOPS) for the hard disk. Hyper-V calculates normalized IOPS as the total size of I/O per second divided by 8 KB.
| Type: | UInt64 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-MinimumIOPS
Specifies the minimum normalized I/O operations per second (IOPS) for the hard disk. Hyper-V calculates normalized IOPS as the total size of I/O per second divided by 8 KB.
| Type: | UInt64 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-OverrideCacheAttributes
| Type: | CacheAttributes |
| Accepted values: | Default, WriteCacheEnabled, WriteCacheAndFUAEnabled, WriteCacheDisabled |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Passthru
Passes the added Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.HardDiskDrive object through to the pipeline.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Path
Specifies the full path of the hard disk drive file to be added.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | 4 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-QoSPolicy
Specifies the name of the storage Quality of Service (QoS) policy that this cmdlet associates with the hard disk drive.
| Type: | CimInstance |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-QoSPolicyID
Specifies the unique ID for a storage QoS policy that this cmdlet associates with the hard disk drive.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ResourcePoolName
Specifies the friendly name of the ISO resource pool to which this virtual hard disk is to be associated.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-SupportPersistentReservations
Indicates that the hard disk supports SCSI persistent reservation semantics. Specify this parameter when the hard disk is a shared disk that is used by multiple virtual machines.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | ShareVirtualDisk |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VM
Specifies the virtual machine to which the hard disk drive is to be added.
| Type: | VirtualMachine[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMDriveController
Specifies the controller to which the hard disk drive is to be added.
| Type: | VMDriveController |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMName
Specifies the name of the virtual machine to which the hard disk drive is to be added.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
Microsoft.HyperV.Powershell.DriveController[]
Microsoft.HyperV.Powershell.VirtualMachine[]
Outputs
None
Default
Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.HardDiskDrive
If -PassThru is specified.