## PowerCLI Reference

# Add-PassthroughDevice

## Synopsis

This cmdlet attaches pass-through devices to the specified virtual machine.

Syntax

Add-PassthroughDevice [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-PassthroughDevice] <PassThroughDevice[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-PassthroughDevice
Remove-PassthroughDevice
Unknown

Detailed Description

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.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
VM | VirtualMachine[] | Specifies the virtual machine to which you want to attach the passthrough devices. | true | true (ByValue)
PassthroughDevice | PassThroughDevice[] | Specifies the passthrough devices you want to add to the virtual machine. | 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
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no 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. | 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 newly added PassthroughDevice objects

Notes

Passing PciPassthroughDevice objects to the Device parameter is supported only on servers that are vCenter Server 4.1 and ESX 4.1, and later.

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.

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