## PowerCLI Reference

# New-VsanDiskGroup

## Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a new vSAN disk group backed by the specified devices.

Syntax

New-VsanDiskGroup -VMHost <VMHost> -SsdCanonicalName <String> -DataDiskCanonicalName <String[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VsanDiskGroup
Remove-VsanDiskGroup

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a new vSAN disk group backed by the specified solid-state device and hard disk devices.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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
DataDiskCanonicalName | String[] | Specifies the canonical name of hard disks that should be included in this disk group and used for data. | true | false
RunAsync | SwitchParameter | 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. | false | false
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | false | false
SsdCanonicalName | String | Specifies the canonical name of a solid-state device that would be used by this disk group. | true | false
VMHost | VMHost | Specifies the hosts that the created groups are on. | true | true (ByValue)
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

The newly created VsanDiskGroup object

Notes

Works only with vCenter Server 5.5 or later.

Examples

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

    New-VsanDiskGroup -VMHost $vmHost -SsdCanonicalName "MySsdCanonicalName" -DataDiskCanonicalName DataDisk1,DataDisk2

Creates a new vSAN disk group at the $vmHost virtual machine host with a solid-state drive named "MySsdCanonicalName" and hard disks named DataDisk1 and DataDisk2.

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