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Set-VMHardDiskDrive



This is the built-in help made by Microsoft for the command 'Set-VMHardDiskDrive', in PowerShell version 3 - as retrieved from Windows version 'Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard' PowerShell help files on 2016-06-23.

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SYNOPSIS

Configures a virtual hard disk.

SYNTAX


Set-VMHardDiskDrive [-VMName] <String> [[-ControllerType] <ControllerType>] [[-ControllerNumber] <Int32>] [[-ControllerLocation] <Int32>]
[[-Path] <String>] [-AllowUnverifiedPaths] [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-DiskNumber <UInt32>] [-Passthru] [-ResourcePoolName <String>]
[-ToControllerLocation <Int32>] [-ToControllerNumber <Int32>] [-ToControllerType <ControllerType>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Set-VMHardDiskDrive [-VMHardDiskDrive] <HardDiskDrive[]> [[-Path] <String>] [-AllowUnverifiedPaths] [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-DiskNumber
<UInt32>] [-Passthru] [-ResourcePoolName <String>] [-ToControllerLocation <Int32>] [-ToControllerNumber <Int32>] [-ToControllerType
<ControllerType>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]



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DESCRIPTION


The Set-VMHardDiskDrive cmdlet configures a virtual hard disk.



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Examples


Example 1

PS C:\>Set-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName TestVM -Path .\Test.vhd



Configures the hard drive of virtual machine TestVM to use Test.vhd as its media.




Example 2

PS C:\>Get-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName TestVM –ControllerType IDE -ControllerNumber 1 -ControllerLocation 0 | Set-VMHardDiskDrive
-ToControllerLocation 1



Moves the virtual hard drive on virtual machine TestVM from IDE 1,0 to IDE 1,1.