Add-VsanStoragePoolDisk
This cmdlet adds one or multiple disks to the unique storage pool under a certain host. This cmdlet returns VsanStoragePoolDisk information of a disk that is claimed by a storage pool. Storage pool refers to vSAN ESA disks.
Syntax
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
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DiskCanonicalNames | String[] | named |
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Specifies the canonical names of hard disks that must be added to one storage pool. The parameter also accepts ScsiLun and VMHostDisk objects through argument transformation. |
| required
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VMHost | VMHost | named |
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Specifies the VMHost from which you want to create a vSAN ESA storage pool. |
| required
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VsanStoragePoolDiskType | VsanStoragePoolDiskType | named |
|
Specifies the type of vSAN storage pool disk. The disks can be used in single tier. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
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| optional | RunAsync | SwitchParameter | named |
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Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the vSphere PowerCLI console. |
| optional | Server | VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.Storage.Types.V1.Vsan.VsanStoragePoolDiskExamples
Example 1
Add-VsanStoragePoolDisk -VMHost (Get-VMHost 10.192.201.50) -VsanStoragePoolDiskType "singleTier" -DiskCanonicalName ("mpx.vmhba0:C0:T11:L0","mpx.vmhba0:C0:T12:L0")
Adds disks with specified canonical names from a specified host as "singleTier" vSAN storage pool disks.
Example 2
Add-VsanStoragePoolDisk -VMHost (Get-VMHost 10.192.201.50) -VsanStoragePoolDiskType "singleTier" -DiskCanonicalName "mpx.vmhba0:C0:T6:L0"
Adds a disk with a specified canonical name from a specified host as "singleTier" vSAN storage pool disks.
Related Commands
VsanStoragePerformance
This cmdlet runs a storage performance test on the specified vSAN clusters and returns the test results.
VsanStoragePoolDisk
This cmdlet adds one or multiple disks to the unique storage pool under a certain host. This cmdlet returns VsanStoragePoolDisk information of a disk that is claimed by a storage pool. Storage pool refers to vSAN ESA disks.
This cmdlet fetches VsanStoragePoolDisk information from a certain host or cluster. It also enables you to fetch storage pool disks by disk canonical name. If both host and disk canonical name are specified, the system uses both parameters.
This cmdlet removes a single or multiple storage pool disks on a vSAN cluster.