Add-DPMDisk
Add-DPMDisk
Adds a disk to a storage pool on a DPM server.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Default
Add-DPMDisk [-DPMDisk] <Disk[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Add-DPMDisk cmdlet adds a disk to a storage pool on a System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) server. A storage pool on a DPM server consists of a set of disks where the 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 one or more disks.
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 Add-DPMDisk -detailed".
Examples
Example 1: Add a disk to a DPM server
This example adds a disk to a DPM server.
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 Add-DPMDisk cmdlet to add the disks in the variable $DPMDisk to the server storage pool.
PS C:\> $DPMDisk = Get-DPMDisk -DPMServerName "Contoso-DPMServer"
PS C:\> Add-DPMDisk -DPMDisk $DPMDisk