Add-ClusterDisk
Makes a new disk available for use in a failover cluster.
Syntax
Add-ClusterDisk
[-InputObject] <PSObject[]>
[-Cluster <String>]
Description
The Add-ClusterDisk cmdlet makes a new disk available for use in a failover cluster. The disk (LUN) must be exposed to all nodes in the failover cluster, and should not be exposed to any other servers.
When adding a disk, make sure that the configuration of the storage allows the operating system to recognize and mount the disk as needed. The disk must be a basic disk (not a dynamic disk) and should not be exposed to servers outside the cluster. The Get-ClusterAvailableDisk cmdlet gets information about disks that you can add to the cluster.
Examples
Example 1
PS C:\>Get-ClusterAvailableDisk | Add-ClusterDisk
Name State Group ResourceType
---- ----- ----- ------------
Cluster Disk 7 OnlinePending Available Storage Physical Disk
Cluster Disk 8 OnlinePending Available Storage Physical Disk
This example identifies the disks that are ready to be added to the cluster, and then adds them to Available Storage cluster group.
EXAMPLE 2
PS C:\>Get-ClusterAvailableDisk | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.ScsiAddress -Eq 50331651 } | Add-ClusterDisk
Name State Group ResourceType
---- ----- ----- ------------
Cluster Disk 4 OnlinePending Available Storage Physical Disk
This example examines disks that are ready to be added to the cluster, finds the disk with a specific SCSI address, and adds it to Available Storage cluster group.
EXAMPLE 3
PS C:\>Get-Disk -Number 11 | Add-Clusterdisk
Name State OwnerGroup ResourceType
---- ----- ---------- ------------
Cluster Disk 5 OnlinePending Available Storage Physical Disk
This example clusters a physical disk; this cmdlet adds a physical disk to the Available Storage for the cluster.
Parameters
-Cluster
Specifies the name of the cluster on which to run this cmdlet.
If the input for this parameter is .
or it is omitted, then the cmdlet runs on the local cluster.
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-InputObject
Specifies the list of shared disks to add to the cluster. The list of disks is generated with the Get-ClusterAvailableDisk cmdlet.
Type: | PSObject[] |
Position: | 1 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
Microsoft.FailoverClusters.PowerShell.ClusterDiskInfo
This object is output from the Get-Disk and the Get-VirtualDisk cmdlets.
The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance
object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects.
The path after the pound sign (#
) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.
The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance
object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects.
The path after the pound sign (#
) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.
Outputs
Microsoft.FailoverClusters.PowerShell.ClusterResource
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