## PowerCLI Reference

# Set-VMHostDiagnosticPartition

## Synopsis

This cmdlet activates or deactivates the diagnostic partitions of hosts.

Syntax

Set-VMHostDiagnosticPartition [-Active] <Boolean> [-VMHostDiagnosticPartition] <VMHostDiagnosticPartition[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VMHostDiagnosticPartition

Detailed Description

This cmdlet activates or deactivates the diagnostic partitions of hosts.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Active | Boolean | If the value of this parameter is $true, the partition state is changed to active. If the value is $false, the partition state is set to inactive. | true | false
VMHostDiagnosticPartition | VMHostDiagnosticPartition[] | Specifies the host diagnostic partition you want to set. | true | true (ByValue)
Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | false
WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | false

Return Type

Zero or more modified VMHostDiagnosticPartition objects

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

    $diagPartition = Get-VMHostDiagnosticPartition -VMHost $vmhost

    $diagPartition | Set-VMHostDiagnosticPartition -Active $false -Confirm

Deactivates the active diagnostic partition of the specified host.

Copyright © VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.