Dismount-VHD

Dismounts a virtual hard disk.

Syntax

Dismount-VHD
        [-Path] <String[]>
        [-ComputerName <String[]>]
        [-Passthru]
        [-Confirm]
        [-WhatIf]
Dismount-VHD
        [-DiskNumber] <UInt32>
        [-ComputerName <String[]>]
        [-Passthru]
        [-Confirm]
        [-WhatIf]

Description

The Dismount-VHD cmdlet dismounts a virtual hard disk.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\>Dismount-VHD -Path c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx

Dismounts an attached virtual hard disk where the path to the virtual hard disk file path is c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx.

Example 2

PS C:\>Dismount-VHD -DiskNumber 6

Dismounts the attached virtual hard disk image with disk number 6.

Parameters

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which a virtual hard disk is to be dismounted. 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[]
Position:Named
Default value:.
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DiskNumber

Specifies the disk number of the virtual hard disk to be dismounted.

Type:UInt32
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Passthru

Specifies that an object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual hard disk to be dismounted.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Path

Specifies one or more virtual hard disk files for which the corresponding virtual hard disks are to be dismounted.

Type:String[]
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:True

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False