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Resize-StorageTier

Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:03 pm

NAME Resize-StorageTier



SYNOPSIS

Increases the size of storage tiers.





SYNTAX

Resize-StorageTier [-FriendlyName] <String[]> [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-PassThru] [-Size <UInt64>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf]

[<CommonParameters>]



Resize-StorageTier [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-PassThru] [-Size <UInt64>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]



Resize-StorageTier [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-PassThru] [-Size <UInt64>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] -UniqueId <String[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf]

[<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Resize-StorageTier increases the size of one or more storage tiers that are associated with a virtual disk. You cannot use the cmdlet to decrease

the size of a storage tier.





PARAMETERS

-CimSession [<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.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-FriendlyName <String[]>

Specifies an array of friendly names of storage tiers to resize.



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-PassThru [<SwitchParameter>]

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Size [<UInt64>]

Specifies the size of the storage tiers. The cmdlet increases the size of the storage tiers that are associated with a virtual disk to the size that

you specify.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ThrottleLimit [<Int32>]

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.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-UniqueId <String[]>

Specifies an array of IDs of storage tiers to resize.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value false

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.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, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_StorageTier

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windo ... s.85).aspx





You can use the pipeline operator to pass an array of MSFT_StorageTier objects to the InputObject parameter.





OUTPUTS

Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_StorageTier

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windo ... s.85).aspx





If you specify the Passthru parameter, this cmdlet returns an array of objects that contains details about the tiers, such as tier friendly name,

media type and size.





Example 1: Increase the size a storage tier



PS C:\\>Resize-StorageTier -InputObject (Get-StorageTier -FriendlyName "Fast_SSD_Tier") -Size 20GB



This command resizes the storage tier named Fast_SSD_Tier to 20 GB.







RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=816474

Get-StorageTierSupportedSize

New-StorageTier

Remove-StorageTier

Set-StorageTier

Get-VirtualDisk