Backup Exec Management Command Line Interface Help
Initialize-BEUnconfiguredDiskStorageDevice Cmdlet
Synopsis

Configures a disk storage device so that it can be used with Backup Exec.

Syntax
Initialize-BEUnconfiguredDiskStorageDevice -InputObject [<BEDiskStorageDevice[]>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]
Description

Configures a disk storage device so that it can be used with Backup Exec.

Use this command with Get-BEDiskStorageDevice and -Unconfigured switch to get the unconfigured disk storage devices to configure.

You can use this command to configure unconfigured local disk storage devices that do not have drive letters associated with them. To configure local disk storage devices that have drive letters associated with them, use New-BEDiskStorageDevice.

Parameters

-InputObject <BEDiskStorageDevice[]>

Specifies one or more disk storage device objects. Enter a variable that contains the objects, or type a command or expression that gets the objects.


Required true
Position Named
Accepts pipeline input true (ByValue)
Accepts wildcard characters false


-WhatIf <SwitchParameter>

Describes what happens if you execute the command without actually executing the command.


Required false
Position Named
Accepts pipeline input false
Accepts wildcard characters false


-Confirm <SwitchParameter>

Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.


Required false
Position Named
Accepts pipeline input false
Accepts wildcard characters false


<CommonParameters>

For more information about common parameters, type "Get-Help about_commonparameters".

Input Type
BackupExec.Management.CLI.BEDiskStorageDevice

You can pipe a Backup Exec disk storage device object to Initialize-BEUnconfiguredDiskStorageDevice.

Return Value
BackupExec.Management.CLI.BEDiskStorageDevice

Initialize-BEUnconfiguredBEDiskStorageDevice outputs a Backup Exec disk storage device object.

Example
C:\PS> Get-BEDiskStorageDevice -Unconfigured | Select-Object -First 1 | Initialize-BEUnconfiguredDiskStorageDevice

These commands configure the first unconfigured disk storage device returned from Get-BEDiskStorageDevice.

Related Links

Get-BEDiskStorageDevice
New-BEDiskStorageDevice