Get-VirtualDisk

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Module:
Storage

Returns a list of VirtualDisk objects, across all storage pools, across all providers, or optionally a filtered subset based on provided criteria.

Syntax

Get-VirtualDisk
   [[-FriendlyName] <String[]>]
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-UniqueId <String[]>]
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Name <String[]>]
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-StorageJob <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-TargetVirtualDisk <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-SourceVirtualDisk <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-TargetPort <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-InitiatorId <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-MaskingSet <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-InitiatorPort <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-Disk <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-StorageTier <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-PhysicalDisk <CimInstance>]
   [-PhysicalRangeMin <UInt64>]
   [-PhysicalRangeMax <UInt64>]
   [-NoRedundancy]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-StoragePool <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-StorageNode <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VirtualDisk
   [-Usage <Usage[]>]
   [-OtherUsageDescription <String[]>]
   [-IsSnapshot <Boolean[]>]
   [-HealthStatus <HealthStatus[]>]
   [-StorageSubSystem <CimInstance>]
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-VirtualDisk cmdlet returns a list of VirtualDisk objects, across all storage pools, across all providers, or optionally a filtered subset based on provided criteria.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

PS C:\> Get-VirtualDisk

This example returns all VirtualDisk objects across all visible StoragePool objects, across all visible StorageProvider objects.

EXAMPLE 2

PS C:\> $stpool = (Get-StoragePool -FriendlyName "SpacesPool")
PS C:\> Get-VirtualDisk -StoragePool $stpool

This example lists only the virtual disks from the StoragePool object named SpacesPool.

EXAMPLE 3

PS C:\> Get-VirtualDisk | Where-Object -FilterScript {$_.HealthStatus -Ne "Healthy"}

This example lists all virtual disks, across all pools, and all providers, which are not currently in a healthy state.

EXAMPLE 4

PS C:\> Get-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName "VDisk01" | Get-Disk | Get-Partition | Get-Volume

This example gets the partition and volume associated with a virtual disk. The command gets the virtual disk named VDisk01 and passes the virtual disk to the Get-Disk cmdlet by using the pipeline operator. The Get-Disk cmdlet gets the disk associated with the virtual disk and passes the disk to the Get-Partition by using the pipeline operator. The Get-Partition cmdlet gets the partition associated with the disk, and passes the partition to the Get-Volume cmdlet by using the pipeline operator. The Get-Volume cmdlet gets the volume associated with the partition.

Parameters

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.

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

-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Type:CimSession[]
Aliases:Session
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Disk

Accepts a Disk object as input. The Disk CIM object is exposed by the Get-Disk cmdlet.

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

-FriendlyName

Specifies a friendly name for a disk. The friendly name may be defined by a user and is not guaranteed to be unique.

Type:String[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-HealthStatus

Specifies the status of an object and indicates if the object is Healthy or Warning Unhealthy.

Type:HealthStatus[]
Accepted values:Healthy, Warning, Unhealthy, Unknown
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InitiatorId

Accepts an InitiatorId object as input. The Initiator ID CIM object is exposed by the Get-InitiatorId cmdlet.

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

-InitiatorPort

Accepts an InitiatorPort object as input. The Initiator Port CIM object is exposed by the Get-InitiatorPort cmdlet.

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

-IsSnapshot

Specifies that the virtual disk is a snapshot of another virtual disk.

Type:Boolean[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-MaskingSet

Accepts a MaskingSet object as input. The Masking Set CIM object is exposed by the Get-MaskingSet cmdlet.

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

-Name

Specifies the name of an object or setting.

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

-NoRedundancy

Indicates that this cmdlet gets virtual disks that have one remaining copy of data stored on the physical disk.

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

-OtherUsageDescription

Specifies the usage of this object.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PhysicalDisk

Accepts a PhysicalDisk object as input. The Physical Disk CIM object is exposed by the Get-PhysicalDisk cmdlet.

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

-PhysicalRangeMax

This parameter is reserved for future use.

Type:UInt64
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PhysicalRangeMin

This parameter is reserved for future use.

Type:UInt64
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-SourceVirtualDisk

Specifies a virtual disk as a CIMInstance object. The cmdlet gets the snapshot or clone virtual disks that were created from the virtual disk that you specify. To obtain a virtual disk object, use the Get-VirtualDisk cmdlet.

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

-StorageJob

Specifies an outstanding storage job as a CIMInstance object. The cmdlet gets the virtual disks associated with the storage jobs that you specify. To obtain a virtual disk object, use the Get-StorageJob cmdlet.

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

-StorageNode

Specifies a storage node as a CIMInstance object. The cmdlet gets the virtual disks that belong to the storage node that you specify. The virtual disks that belong to the storage node have read/write permissions on the node. To obtain a virtual disk object, use the Get-StorageNode cmdlet.

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

-StoragePool

Accepts a StoragePool object as input. The Storage Pool CIM object is exposed by the Get-StoragePool cmdlet.

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

-StorageSubSystem

Accepts a StorageSubsystem object as input. The Storage Subsystem CIM object is exposed by the Get-StorageSubsystem cmdlet.

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

-StorageTier

Specifies a storage tier as a CIMInstance object. The cmdlet gets the virtual disks included in the storage tier that you specify. To obtain a virtual disk object, use the Get-StorageTier cmdlet.

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

-TargetPort

Accepts a TargetPort object as input. The Target Port CIM object is exposed by the Get-TargetPort cmdlet.

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

-TargetVirtualDisk

Specifies a virtual disk as a CIMInstance object. The cmdlet gets the virtual disk from which the snapshot or clone virtual disk that you specify were created. To obtain a virtual disk object, use the Get-VirtualDisk cmdlet.

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

-ThrottleLimit

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-UniqueId

Specifies an ID used to uniquely identify a Disk object in the system. The ID persists through restarts.

Type:String[]
Aliases:Id
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Usage

Indicates the intended usage of the virtual disk.

Type:Usage[]
Accepted values:Unknown, Other, Unrestricted, ReservedForComputerSystem, ReservedForReplicationServices, ReservedForMigrationServices, LocalReplicaSource, RemoteReplicaSource, LocalReplicaTarget, RemoteReplicaTarget, LocalReplicaSourceOrTarget, RemoteReplicaSourceOrTarget, DeltaReplicaTarget, ElementComponent, ReservedAsPoolContributer, CompositeVolumeMember, CompositeVirtualDiskMember, ReservedForSparing
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_Disk object to the Disk parameter.

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_InitiatorId object to the InitiatorId parameter.

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_InitiatorPort object to the InitiatorPort parameter.

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_MaskingSet object to the MaskingSet parameter.

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_PhysicalDisk object to the PhysicalDisk parameter.

CimInstance

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.

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_StorageSubsystem object to the StorageSubsystem parameter.

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_StorageTier object to the StorageTier parameter.

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_TargetPort object to the TargetPort parameter.

CimInstance

You can use the pipeline operator to pass an MSFT_TargetVirtualDisk object to the TargetVirtualDisk parameter.

Outputs

CimInstance

This cmdlet outputs an object that represents the specified virtual disk. For more information about output object type, see MSFT_VirtualDisk class.

Notes

  • When used in Failover Cluster, cmdlets from the Storage module operate on cluster level (all servers in the cluster).