Expand-IscsiVirtualDisk

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Expand-IscsiVirtualDisk

Expands a virtual disk.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Path
Expand-IscsiVirtualDisk [-Path] <String> [-Size] <UInt64> [-ComputerName <String> ] [-PassThru] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: InputObject
Expand-IscsiVirtualDisk [-Size] <UInt64> -InputObject <IscsiVirtualDisk> [-ComputerName <String> ] [-PassThru] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Expand-IscsiVirtualDisk cmdlet expands a virtual disk. When the operation is online, the initiator can still access the virtual disk even while it is expanding.
However, the initiator will not automatically see the expanded virtual disk. To get access to the larger virtual disk, the initiator will need to use the Resize-Partition cmdlet to expand the volume hosted on the virtual disk.

Parameters

-ComputerName<String>

Specifies the computer name, or IP address, of the remote computer, if this cmdlet is run on a remote computer.
Specifies the cluster resource group network name, or cluster node name, if this cmdlet is run on a cluster configuration.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-InputObject<IscsiVirtualDisk>

Accepts an iSCSI Virtual Disk object from the input pipeline.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PassThru

Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Path<String>

Specifies the path of the virtual hard disk (VHD) file that is associated with the iSCSI virtual disk.
Filter the iSCSI Virtual Disk object using this parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Size<UInt64>

Specifies the size of the expanded iSCSI virtual disk.
Note: This parameter takes a number and a unit as input, such as 10GB, 20MB, or 1TB.
If this parameter is not provided, then a prompt for the input of this parameter with be displayed, as it is a required field. At that time, the value will need to be provided in Bytes; since no unit can be entered at the prompt.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

2

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.

  • Microsoft.Iscsi.Target.Commands.IscsiVirtualDisk

Outputs

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

  • Microsoft.Iscsi.Target.Commands.IscsiVirtualDisk

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example expands the virtual disk with the path E:\temp\test.vhd to 20GB.

PS C:\> Expand-IscsiVirtualDisk –Path "E:\temp\test.vhd" –Size 20GB

Resize-Partition