Add-PassthroughDevice
This cmdlet attaches pass-through devices to the specified virtual machine. Note that the value of the ControllerKey property of the returned device might not be up to date, if a new SCSI controller creation process is running in the background.
Syntax
[-PassthroughDevice]
<PassThroughDevice[]>
-VM <VirtualMachine[]>
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
-VM <VirtualMachine[]>
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
PassThroughDevice[] | 1 |
|
Specifies the passthrough devices you want to add to the virtual machine. | required |
|
VirtualMachine[] | named |
|
Specifies the virtual machine to which you want to attach the passthrough devices. | optional |
|
VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.VirtualDevice.PassThroughDevice
Examples
Example 1
$scsiDeviceList = Get-PassthroughDevice -VMHost Host -Type Scsi
Add-PassthroughDevice -VM $vm -PassthroughDevice $scsiDeviceList[0]
Adds the first SCSI passthrough device of the Host host to the $vm virtual machine.
Related Commands
PassthroughDevice
This cmdlet retrieves the pass-through devices available on the specified hosts, virtual machines, and templates.
This cmdlet attaches pass-through devices to the specified virtual machine.
This cmdlet removes the specified pass-through devices.
