Initialize-BEUnconfiguredVirtualDiskDevice Help

Synopsis

Configures an unconfigured virtual disk device so that it can be used with Backup Exec.

Syntax

Initialize-BEUnconfiguredVirtualDiskDevice -InputObject [<BEVirtualDiskDevice[]>] [-MakeDeduplicationDiskStorageDevice [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Configures an unconfigured virtual disk device so that it can be used with Backup Exec.

You can use this command with Get-BEVirtualDiskDevice and -Unconfigured to get the unconfigured virtual disk devices to configure.

Parameters

-MakeDeduplicationDiskStorageDevice <SwitchParameter>

Specifies if you want to make a deduplication disk storage device.

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

-InputObject <BEVirtualDiskDevice[]>

Specifies one or more virtual disk 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

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

Input Type

BackupExec.Management.CLI.BEVirtualDiskDevice

You can pipe a Backup Exec virtual disk device object to Initialize-BEUnconfiguredVirtualDiskDevice.

Return Value

BackupExec.Management.CLI.BEVirtualDiskDevice

Initialize-BEUnconfiguredVirtualDiskDevice outputs a Backup Exec virtual disk device object.

Example

C:\PS> Get-BEVirtualDiskDevice -Unconfigured | Select-Object -First 1 | Initialize-BEUnconfiguredVirtualDiskDevice

These commands configure the first unconfigured virtual disk device returned from Get-BEVirtualDiskDevice.