Remove-DPMDisk
Remove-DPMDisk
Removes a disk from a storage pool.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Default
Remove-DPMDisk [-DPMDisk] <Disk[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Remove-DPMDisk cmdlet removes a disk from a storage pool. A storage pool in System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) consists of a set of disks where the DPM server stores replicas, shadow copies, and transfer logs for protected data sources.
To get a list of all disks on a DPM server, use the Get-DPMDisk cmdlet.
Parameters
-DPMDisk<Disk[]>
Specifies an array of disks that make up a storage pool.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
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.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- Disk
Notes
- For more information, type "
Get-Help Remove-DPMDisk -detailed
".
Examples
Example 1: Remove a disk from a storage pool
This example removes disks from a storage pool.
The first command uses the Get-DPMDisk cmdlet to retrieve a list of disks on a server, and stores the result in the $DPMDisk variable.
The second command uses the Remove-DPMDisk cmdlet to remove the disks in the variable $DPMDisk from the server storage pool.
PS C:\> $DPMDisk = Get-DPMDisk -DPMServerName "Contoso-DPMServer"
PS C:\> Remove-DPMDisk -DPMDisk $DPMDisk