Dismount-VHD
Dismount-VHD
Dismounts a virtual hard disk.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Path
Dismount-VHD [-Path] <String[]> [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: Disk
Dismount-VHD [-DiskNumber] <UInt32> [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Dismount-VHD cmdlet dismounts a virtual hard disk.
Parameters
-ComputerName<String[]>
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.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
. |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-DiskNumber<UInt32>
Specifies the disk number of the virtual hard disk to be dismounted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByPropertyName) |
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.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Path<String[]>
Specifies one or more virtual hard disk files for which the corresponding virtual hard disks are to be dismounted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
true |
-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.
Examples
Example 1
Dismounts an attached virtual hard disk where the path to the virtual hard disk file path is c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx.
PS C:\> Dismount-VHD –Path c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx
Example 2
Dismounts the attached virtual hard disk image with disk number 6.
PS C:\> Dismount-VHD –DiskNumber 6