Copy-VDisk
This cmdlet copies the specified VDisk objects to the specified datastore. For RDM (RawVDisk), only one VDisk can be copied at once, and only copying from VMFS to VMFS is supported.
Syntax
[-Datastore]
<Datastore>
-VDisk <VDisk[]>
[-Name <String>]
[-RunAsync]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-StorageFormat <VDiskStorageFormat>]
[CommonParameters]
-VDisk <VDisk[]>
[-Name <String>]
[-RunAsync]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-StorageFormat <VDiskStorageFormat>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
Datastore | 1 |
|
Specifies the datastore to which you want to copy the metadata of the VDisk object. For flat disk, the contents of the disk are also copied to the specified datastore. | required |
|
VDisk[] | named |
|
Specifies the VDisk objects you want to copy. | optional |
|
String | named |
|
Specifies the name of the copy of the VDisk object. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console. | 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. | optional |
|
VDiskStorageFormat | named |
|
Specifies the storage format of the copy of the VDisk object. |
[-Datastore]
<Datastore>
-ScsiLun <ScsiLun>
-VDisk <VDisk[]>
[-Name <String>]
[-RunAsync]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
-ScsiLun <ScsiLun>
-VDisk <VDisk[]>
[-Name <String>]
[-RunAsync]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
Datastore | 1 |
|
Specifies the datastore to which you want to copy the metadata of the VDisk object. For flat disk, the contents of the disk are also copied to the specified datastore. | required |
|
ScsiLun | named |
|
Specifies the backing SCSI LUN for the copy of the VDisk object. | required |
|
VDisk[] | named |
|
Specifies the VDisk objects you want to copy. | optional |
|
String | named |
|
Specifies the name of the copy of the VDisk object. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console. | 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.Storage.VDisk.VDisk
Examples
Example 1
Copy-VDisk -VDisk $vDisk -Datastore $ds
Copies the flat VDisk object $vDisk on the $ds datastore.
Example 2
Copy-VDisk -VDisk $vDisk -ScsiLun $scsiLun -Datastore $ds
Copies the raw VDisk object $vDisk on the $scsiLun SCSI LUN and stores metadata of this object on the $ds datastore.
Related Commands
VDisk
This cmdlet lists VDisk objects based on the specified filters.
This cmdlet copies the specified VDisk objects to the specified datastore.
This cmdlet moves the specified VDisk objects to the specified datastore.
This cmdlet renames, inflates, or extends the size of the specified VDisk object.
This cmdlet removes VDisk objects and the associated backings from the datastore.
This cmdlet creates a managed VDisk object whose lifecycle is independent of a virtual machine`s lifecycle on the specified datastore.
