Add-ClusterDisk
Makes a new disk available for use in a failover cluster.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Add-ClusterDisk
[-InputObject] <PSObject[]>
[-Cluster <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Add-ClusterDisk cmdlet makes a new disk available for use in a failover cluster. The disk
(LUN) must be exposed to all nodes in the failover cluster, and shouldn't be exposed to any other
servers.
When adding a disk, make sure that the configuration of the storage allows the operating system to
recognize and mount the disk as needed. The disk must be a basic disk, not a dynamic disk, and
shouldn't be exposed to servers outside the cluster. The Get-ClusterAvailableDisk cmdlet gets
information about disks that you can add to the cluster.
Examples
Example 1: Add available disks to the Available Storage group
Get-ClusterAvailableDisk | Add-ClusterDisk
This example identifies the disks that are ready to be added to the cluster, and then adds them to Available Storage cluster group.
Example 2: Add a specific available disk to Available Storage
Get-ClusterAvailableDisk | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.ScsiAddress -Eq 50331651 } | Add-ClusterDisk
This example examines disks that are ready to be added to the cluster, finds the disk with a specific SCSI address, and adds it to Available Storage cluster group.
Example 3: Cluster a physical disk
Get-Disk -Number 11 | Add-ClusterDisk
This example clusters a physical disk. This cmdlet adds a physical disk to the cluster Available Storage.
Parameters
-Cluster
Specifies the name of the cluster on which to run this cmdlet. If the input for this parameter is
. or it is omitted, then the cmdlet runs on the local cluster.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-InputObject
Specifies the list of shared disks to add to the cluster. The list of disks is generated with the
Get-ClusterAvailableDisk cmdlet.
Parameter properties
| Type: | PSObject[] |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 0 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Inputs
Microsoft.FailoverClusters.PowerShell.ClusterDiskInfo
CimInstance
This object is output from the Get-Disk and the Get-VirtualDisk cmdlets.
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
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.