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<helpItems schema="maml"> <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp"><command:details><command:name>Clear-Disk</command:name><maml:description><maml:para>Cleans a disk by removing all partition information and un-initializing it, erasing all data on the disk.</maml:para></maml:description><maml:copyright><maml:para /></maml:copyright><command:verb>Clear</command:verb><command:noun>Disk</command:noun><dev:version /></command:details><maml:description><maml:para>The Clear-Disk cmdlet clears the disk by removing the partition and volume information.</maml:para><maml:para>If the disk contains active data volumes, then the RemoveData parameter is required as this will delete all data from the specified disk. This cmdlet will not clear OEM recovery partitions unless ForceOEM parameter is also specified.</maml:para></maml:description><command:syntax><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Clear-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases=""><maml:name>Number</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the disk number of the disk on which to perform the clear operation. For a list of available disks, see the Get-Disk cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">UInt32[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the cmdlet should output an object representing a disk. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveData</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enabes the removal of all of the data on the disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveOEM</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enables the removal of any OEM recovery partitions from the disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Clear-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the cmdlet should output an object representing a disk. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveData</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enabes the removal of all of the data on the disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveOEM</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enables the removal of any OEM recovery partitions from the disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>InputObject</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the disk object to clear. Enter a Disk CIM object, which you can get by using the Get-Disk cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimInstance[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Clear-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>FriendlyName</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies a friendly name of the disk to clear.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the cmdlet should output an object representing a disk. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveData</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enabes the removal of all of the data on the disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveOEM</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enables the removal of any OEM recovery partitions from the disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Clear-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the cmdlet should output an object representing a disk. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveData</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enabes the removal of all of the data on the disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveOEM</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enables the removal of any OEM recovery partitions from the disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="Id"><maml:name>UniqueId</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the UniqueID of the disk to clear.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Clear-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the cmdlet should output an object representing a disk. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveData</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enabes the removal of all of the data on the disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveOEM</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enables the removal of any OEM recovery partitions from the disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Path</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the path of the disk to clear.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem></command:syntax><command:parameters><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimSession[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>FriendlyName</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies a friendly name of the disk to clear.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>InputObject</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the disk object to clear. Enter a Disk CIM object, which you can get by using the Get-Disk cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimInstance[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimInstance[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases=""><maml:name>Number</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the disk number of the disk on which to perform the clear operation. For a list of available disks, see the Get-Disk cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">UInt32[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>UInt32[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the cmdlet should output an object representing a disk. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Path</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the path of the disk to clear.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveData</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enabes the removal of all of the data on the disk.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>RemoveOEM</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Enables the removal of any OEM recovery partitions from the disk.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>Int32</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="Id"><maml:name>UniqueId</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the UniqueID of the disk to clear.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue>false</dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue>false</dev:defaultValue></command:parameter></command:parameters><command:inputTypes><command:inputType><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>You can pipe a Disk object to the InputObject parameter.</maml:para></maml:description></command:inputType></command:inputTypes><command:returnValues><command:returnValue><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>When you specify the Passthru parameter, this cmdlet outputs an object representing the disk that you cleared.</maml:para></maml:description></command:returnValue></command:returnValues><command:terminatingErrors /><command:nonTerminatingErrors /><command:examples><command:example><maml:title>Example 1: Clear a blank disk</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>PS C:\>Clear-Disk -Number 1 </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example clears disk number one only if it does not contain both data or OEM partitions.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example><command:example><maml:title>Example 2: Clear a disk with data partitions</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>PS C:\>Clear-Disk -Number 1 –RemoveData </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example clears the disk if it has data partitions, but not if it also has OEM partitions.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example><command:example><maml:title>Clear a disk with data and OEM partitions</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>PS C:\>Clear-Disk -Number 1 -RemoveData –RemoveOEM </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example clears the disk regardless of whether it contains data or OEM partitions.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example></command:examples><maml:relatedLinks><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Online Version:</maml:linkText><maml:uri>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=294424</maml:uri></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Format-Volume</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Initialize-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-Partiton</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Set-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Update-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink></maml:relatedLinks></command:command> <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp"><command:details><command:name>Get-Disk</command:name><maml:description><maml:para>Gets one or more disks visible to the operating system.</maml:para></maml:description><maml:copyright><maml:para /></maml:copyright><command:verb>Get</command:verb><command:noun>Disk</command:noun><dev:version /></command:details><maml:description><maml:para>The Get-Disk cmdlet gets one or more Disk objects visible to the operating system, or optionally a filtered list.</maml:para></maml:description><command:syntax><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Get-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases="DeviceId"><maml:name>Number</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the disk number for which to get the associated Disk object.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">UInt32[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Get-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Id"><maml:name>UniqueId</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Gets only the disks with the specified IDs. Type one or more IDs (separated by commas).</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Get-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>VirtualDisk</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Accepts a VirtualDisk object as input. The Virtual Disk CIM object is exposed by the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-VirtualDisk</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">CimInstance</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Get-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>iSCSIConnection</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Accepts an iSCSIConnection object as input. The iSCSI Connection CIM object is exposed by the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-IscsiConnection</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">CimInstance</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Get-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>iSCSISession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Accepts an iSCSISession object as input. The iSCSI Session CIM object is exposed by the Get-IscsiSession cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">CimInstance</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Get-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>FriendlyName</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Gets the disk with the specified friendly name. Enter a friendly name, or use wildcard characters to enter a name pattern.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Get-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Partition</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Accepts a Partition object as input. The Partition CIM object is exposed by the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-Partition</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">CimInstance</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Get-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Path</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Contains valid path information.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem></command:syntax><command:parameters><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimSession[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>FriendlyName</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Gets the disk with the specified friendly name. Enter a friendly name, or use wildcard characters to enter a name pattern.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases="DeviceId"><maml:name>Number</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the disk number for which to get the associated Disk object.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">UInt32[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>UInt32[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Partition</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Accepts a Partition object as input. The Partition CIM object is exposed by the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-Partition</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">CimInstance</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimInstance</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Path</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Contains valid path information.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>Int32</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Id"><maml:name>UniqueId</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Gets only the disks with the specified IDs. Type one or more IDs (separated by commas).</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>VirtualDisk</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Accepts a VirtualDisk object as input. The Virtual Disk CIM object is exposed by the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-VirtualDisk</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">CimInstance</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimInstance</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>iSCSIConnection</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Accepts an iSCSIConnection object as input. The iSCSI Connection CIM object is exposed by the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-IscsiConnection</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">CimInstance</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimInstance</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>iSCSISession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Accepts an iSCSISession object as input. The iSCSI Session CIM object is exposed by the Get-IscsiSession cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">CimInstance</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimInstance</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter></command:parameters><command:inputTypes><command:inputType><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_IscsiConnection</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>You can pipe an iSCSIConnection object to the iSCSIConnection parameter.</maml:para></maml:description></command:inputType><command:inputType><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_IscsiSession</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>You can pipe an iSCSISession object to the iSCSISession parameter.</maml:para></maml:description></command:inputType><command:inputType><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Partition</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>You can pipe a Partition object to the Partition parameter.</maml:para></maml:description></command:inputType><command:inputType><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_VirtualDisk</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>You can pipe a VirtualDisk object to the VirtualDisk parameter. </maml:para></maml:description></command:inputType></command:inputTypes><command:returnValues><command:returnValue><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>This cmdlet outputs one or more objects representing disks.</maml:para></maml:description></command:returnValue></command:returnValues><command:terminatingErrors /><command:nonTerminatingErrors /><maml:alertSet><maml:title /><maml:alert><maml:para>The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.</maml:para></maml:alert><maml:alert><maml:para>Some objects such as disks might include trailing spaces in their friendly names. If you suspect that an object name could have trailing spaces, you can use a wildcard at the end of the name, for example Disk*, or use the Match parameter to instruct Windows PowerShell to include all strings that include the specified characters, instead of only strings that include only the specified characters.</maml:para></maml:alert></maml:alertSet><command:examples><command:example><maml:title>Example 1: Get all disks</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>PS C:\>Get-Disk </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example gets all disks visible to the operating system.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example><command:example><maml:title>Example 2: Get a disk by disk number</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>PS C:\>Get-Disk -Number 6 </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example gets disk 6.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example><command:example><maml:title>Example 3: Get all USB disks</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code> PS C:\>Get-Disk | Where-Object –FilterScript {$_.Bustype -Eq "USB"} </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example gets all disks attached via the USB bus by piping the output of Get-Disk to the Where-Object cmdlet, and filtering by the USB value of the Bustype property.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example><command:example><maml:title>Example 4: Get the iSCSI sessions for all iSCSI disks</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code> PS C:\>Get-Disk | Where-Object –FilterScript {$_.BusType -Eq "iSCSI"} | Get-IscsiSession | Format-Table </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example gets all disks attached via the iSCSI bus by piping the output of Get-Disk to the Where-Object cmdlet, and filtering by the iSCSI value of the Bustype property. It then passes the Disk objects in the pipeline to the Get-IscisSession cmdlet, which gets the associated iSCSI sessions, and then pipes the output to the Format-Table cmdlet for simplified display.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example></command:examples><maml:relatedLinks><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Online Version:</maml:linkText><maml:uri>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=294432</maml:uri></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Where-Object</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Clear-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-Partition</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Initialize-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Set-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Update-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink></maml:relatedLinks></command:command> <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp"><command:details><command:name>Initialize-Disk</command:name><maml:description><maml:para>Initializes a RAW disk for first time use, enabling the disk to be formatted and used to store data.</maml:para></maml:description><maml:copyright><maml:para /></maml:copyright><command:verb>Initialize</command:verb><command:noun>Disk</command:noun><dev:version /></command:details><maml:description><maml:para>The Initialize-Disk cmdlet initializes a Disk object with the RAW partition style to either the MBR or GPT partition styles. The default partition style is GPT. Disks must be initialized before they can be formatted and used to store data.</maml:para></maml:description><command:syntax><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Initialize-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases=""><maml:name>Number</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the disk number of the disk to initialize.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">UInt32[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PartitionStyle</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of the partition. The acceptable values for this parameter are: MBR or GPT. The disk must be set to read-write (IsReadOnly $false ) before this cmdlet will work.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PartitionStyle</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Initialize-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PartitionStyle</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of the partition. The acceptable values for this parameter are: MBR or GPT. The disk must be set to read-write (IsReadOnly $false ) before this cmdlet will work.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PartitionStyle</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Path</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the path of the disk to initialize.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Initialize-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PartitionStyle</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of the partition. The acceptable values for this parameter are: MBR or GPT. The disk must be set to read-write (IsReadOnly $false ) before this cmdlet will work.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PartitionStyle</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="Id"><maml:name>UniqueId</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the UniqueID of the disk to initialize</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Initialize-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>FriendlyName</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the friendly name of the disk to initialize.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PartitionStyle</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of the partition. The acceptable values for this parameter are: MBR or GPT. The disk must be set to read-write (IsReadOnly $false ) before this cmdlet will work.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PartitionStyle</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Initialize-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PartitionStyle</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of the partition. The acceptable values for this parameter are: MBR or GPT. The disk must be set to read-write (IsReadOnly $false ) before this cmdlet will work.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PartitionStyle</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>VirtualDisk</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the VirtualDisk object for which you want to initialize the associated Disk object. The Virtual Disk CIM object is exposed by the Get-VirtualDisk cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">CimInstance</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Initialize-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PartitionStyle</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of the partition. The acceptable values for this parameter are: MBR or GPT. The disk must be set to read-write (IsReadOnly $false ) before this cmdlet will work.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PartitionStyle</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>InputObject</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Initializes the specified Disk object. </maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimInstance[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem></command:syntax><command:parameters><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimSession[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>FriendlyName</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the friendly name of the disk to initialize.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>InputObject</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Initializes the specified Disk object. </maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimInstance[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimInstance[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases=""><maml:name>Number</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the disk number of the disk to initialize.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">UInt32[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>UInt32[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PartitionStyle</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of the partition. The acceptable values for this parameter are: MBR or GPT. The disk must be set to read-write (IsReadOnly $false ) before this cmdlet will work.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PartitionStyle</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>PartitionStyle</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue>GPT</dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Path</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the path of the disk to initialize.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>Int32</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="Id"><maml:name>UniqueId</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the UniqueID of the disk to initialize</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>VirtualDisk</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the VirtualDisk object for which you want to initialize the associated Disk object. The Virtual Disk CIM object is exposed by the Get-VirtualDisk cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">CimInstance</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimInstance</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>Confirm</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue>false</dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named"><maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue>false</dev:defaultValue></command:parameter></command:parameters><command:inputTypes><command:inputType><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_VirtualDisk</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>You can pipe an MSFT_VirtualDisk object to the VirtualDisk parameter.</maml:para></maml:description></command:inputType><command:inputType><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>You can pipe an MSFT_Disk object to the InputObject parameter.</maml:para></maml:description></command:inputType></command:inputTypes><command:returnValues><command:returnValue><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>If you specify the Passthru parameter, this cmdlet returns an object representing the newly initialized disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:returnValue></command:returnValues><command:terminatingErrors /><command:nonTerminatingErrors /><command:examples><command:example><maml:title>Example 1: Initialize a disk using default values</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>PS C:\>Initialize-Disk -Number 1 </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example initializes the first disk in the computer (disk number 1), using the default values, which initializes the disk using the GPT partition style.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example><command:example><maml:title>Example 2: Initialize a disk using the MBR partition style</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>PS C:\> Initialize-Disk -Number 1 -PartitionStyle MBR </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example initializes a disk using the MBR partition style.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example><command:example><maml:title>Example 3: Initialize a virtual disk</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>PS C:\>Initialize-Disk -VirtualDisk (Get-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName UserData) </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example uses the VirtualDisk parameter with the Get-VirtualDisk cmdlet to get a virtual disk with the friendly name UserData, and initialize the Disk object associated with the virtual disk.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example></command:examples><maml:relatedLinks><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Online Version:</maml:linkText><maml:uri>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=307001</maml:uri></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Clear-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-Partition</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Set-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Update-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink></maml:relatedLinks></command:command> <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp"><command:details><command:name>New-Partition</command:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates a new partition on an existing Disk object.</maml:para></maml:description><maml:copyright><maml:para /></maml:copyright><command:verb>New</command:verb><command:noun>Partition</command:noun><dev:version /></command:details><maml:description><maml:para>The New-Partiton cmdlet creates a partition on a specified Disk object. Note: This cmdlet does not support creating dynamic volumes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:syntax><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>New-Partition</maml:name><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases=""><maml:name>DiskNumber</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the number of the disk.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">UInt32[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Alignment</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the alignment boundary in bytes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AssignDriveLetter</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Assigns a drive letter to the new partition.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="NewDriveLetter"><maml:name>DriveLetter</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the specific drive letter to assign to the new partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Char</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>GptType</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of GPT partition to create (by GUID). By default, the New-Partition cmdlet creates a basic GPT data partition. </maml:para><maml:para>The GUIDs of valid types are: -- System Partition (c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b) -- Microsoft Reserved (e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae) -- Basic data (ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7) -- Microsoft Recovery (de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac)</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>IsActive</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the object is marked active.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>IsHidden</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates a hidden partition.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>MbrType</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of MBR partition to create. Valid types are: Extended, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, Huge, and IFS.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">MbrType</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Offset</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the starting offset, in bytes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt64</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Size</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the size of the partition to create. If not specified, then the units will default to Bytes. The acceptable value for this parameter is a positive number followed by the one of the following unit values: Bytes, KB, MB, GB, or TB.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt64</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>UseMaximumSize</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates the largest possible partition on the specified disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>New-Partition</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Alignment</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the alignment boundary in bytes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AssignDriveLetter</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Assigns a drive letter to the new partition.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="NewDriveLetter"><maml:name>DriveLetter</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the specific drive letter to assign to the new partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Char</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>GptType</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of GPT partition to create (by GUID). By default, the New-Partition cmdlet creates a basic GPT data partition. </maml:para><maml:para>The GUIDs of valid types are: -- System Partition (c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b) -- Microsoft Reserved (e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae) -- Basic data (ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7) -- Microsoft Recovery (de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac)</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>IsActive</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the object is marked active.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>IsHidden</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates a hidden partition.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>MbrType</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of MBR partition to create. Valid types are: Extended, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, Huge, and IFS.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">MbrType</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Offset</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the starting offset, in bytes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt64</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Size</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the size of the partition to create. If not specified, then the units will default to Bytes. The acceptable value for this parameter is a positive number followed by the one of the following unit values: Bytes, KB, MB, GB, or TB.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt64</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>UseMaximumSize</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates the largest possible partition on the specified disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>DiskPath</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the path of the disk on which to create the partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>New-Partition</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Alignment</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the alignment boundary in bytes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AssignDriveLetter</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Assigns a drive letter to the new partition.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="NewDriveLetter"><maml:name>DriveLetter</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the specific drive letter to assign to the new partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Char</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>GptType</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of GPT partition to create (by GUID). By default, the New-Partition cmdlet creates a basic GPT data partition. </maml:para><maml:para>The GUIDs of valid types are: -- System Partition (c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b) -- Microsoft Reserved (e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae) -- Basic data (ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7) -- Microsoft Recovery (de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac)</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>IsActive</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the object is marked active.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>IsHidden</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates a hidden partition.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>MbrType</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of MBR partition to create. Valid types are: Extended, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, Huge, and IFS.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">MbrType</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Offset</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the starting offset, in bytes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt64</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Size</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the size of the partition to create. If not specified, then the units will default to Bytes. The acceptable value for this parameter is a positive number followed by the one of the following unit values: Bytes, KB, MB, GB, or TB.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt64</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>UseMaximumSize</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates the largest possible partition on the specified disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="Id"><maml:name>DiskId</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the ID of the disk on which to create the partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>New-Partition</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Alignment</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the alignment boundary in bytes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AssignDriveLetter</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Assigns a drive letter to the new partition.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="NewDriveLetter"><maml:name>DriveLetter</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the specific drive letter to assign to the new partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Char</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>GptType</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of GPT partition to create (by GUID). By default, the New-Partition cmdlet creates a basic GPT data partition. </maml:para><maml:para>The GUIDs of valid types are: -- System Partition (c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b) -- Microsoft Reserved (e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae) -- Basic data (ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7) -- Microsoft Recovery (de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac)</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>IsActive</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the object is marked active.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>IsHidden</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates a hidden partition.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>MbrType</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of MBR partition to create. Valid types are: Extended, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, Huge, and IFS.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">MbrType</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Offset</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the starting offset, in bytes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt64</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Size</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the size of the partition to create. If not specified, then the units will default to Bytes. The acceptable value for this parameter is a positive number followed by the one of the following unit values: Bytes, KB, MB, GB, or TB.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt64</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>UseMaximumSize</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates the largest possible partition on the specified disk.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>InputObject</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the input to this cmdlet. You can use this parameter, or you can pipe the input to this cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimInstance[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem></command:syntax><command:parameters><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Alignment</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the alignment boundary in bytes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt32</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>UInt32</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AssignDriveLetter</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Assigns a drive letter to the new partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimSession[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="Id"><maml:name>DiskId</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the ID of the disk on which to create the partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases=""><maml:name>DiskNumber</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the number of the disk.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">UInt32[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>UInt32[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>DiskPath</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the path of the disk on which to create the partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="NewDriveLetter"><maml:name>DriveLetter</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the specific drive letter to assign to the new partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Char</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>Char</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>GptType</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of GPT partition to create (by GUID). By default, the New-Partition cmdlet creates a basic GPT data partition. </maml:para><maml:para>The GUIDs of valid types are: -- System Partition (c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b) -- Microsoft Reserved (e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae) -- Basic data (ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7) -- Microsoft Recovery (de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac)</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>InputObject</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the input to this cmdlet. You can use this parameter, or you can pipe the input to this cmdlet.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimInstance[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimInstance[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>IsActive</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies that the object is marked active.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>IsHidden</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates a hidden partition.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>MbrType</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the type of MBR partition to create. Valid types are: Extended, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, Huge, and IFS.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">MbrType</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>MbrType</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Offset</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the starting offset, in bytes.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt64</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>UInt64</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Size</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the size of the partition to create. If not specified, then the units will default to Bytes. The acceptable value for this parameter is a positive number followed by the one of the following unit values: Bytes, KB, MB, GB, or TB.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">UInt64</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>UInt64</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>Int32</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>UseMaximumSize</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Creates the largest possible partition on the specified disk.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter></command:parameters><command:inputTypes><command:inputType><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>You can pipe a Disk object to the InputObject parameter.</maml:para></maml:description></command:inputType></command:inputTypes><command:returnValues><command:returnValue><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Partition</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>This cmdlet outputs an object that represents the newly created partition.</maml:para></maml:description></command:returnValue></command:returnValues><command:terminatingErrors /><command:nonTerminatingErrors /><command:examples><command:example><maml:title>Example 1: Create a new partition on disk 1</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>PS C:\> New-Partiton -DiskNumber 1 -UseMaximumSize -AssignDriveLetter </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example creates a new partition on disk 1, using the maximum available space, and automatically assigning a drive letter.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example><command:example><maml:title>Example 2: Get all RAW disks, initialize the disks, partition, and format them</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>This line gets all disk objects and then pipes the objects to the next command. PS C:\>Get-Disk | This line selects only objects where the PartitionStyle property value equals "RAW", and then pipes the objects to the next command. PS C:\>Where-Object PartitionStyle –Eq "RAW" | This line initializes all Disk objects in the pipeline and then pipes the objects to the next cmdlet. PS C:\>Initialize-Disk -PassThru | This line creates a maximum sized partition on each initialized Disk object, assigns a drive letter to the partitions, and then pipes the objects to the next cmdlet. PS C:\>New-Partition -AssignDriveLetter -UseMaximumSize | This line formats all newly partitioned disks. PS C:\>Format-Volume </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example uses five cmdlets and the pipeline to get all disks, filter them for only RAW, unpartitioned disks, initialize the disks, partition the disks, and then format them.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example></command:examples><maml:relatedLinks><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Online Version:</maml:linkText><maml:uri>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=307004</maml:uri></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Select-Object</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Add-PartitionAccessPath</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-Partition</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Set-Partition</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Initialize-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Format-Volume</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink></maml:relatedLinks></command:command> <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp"><command:details><command:name>Update-Disk</command:name><maml:description><maml:para>Updates cached information about the specified Disk object only</maml:para></maml:description><maml:copyright><maml:para /></maml:copyright><command:verb>Update</command:verb><command:noun>Disk</command:noun><dev:version /></command:details><maml:description><maml:para>The Update-Disk cmdlet updates cached information about the specified Disk object only.</maml:para></maml:description><command:syntax><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Update-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases=""><maml:name>Number</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies a disk number on which the cmdlet acts.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">UInt32[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Update-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>InputObject</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Accepts an object from the pipeline as input.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimInstance[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Update-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>FriendlyName</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies a friendly name for a disk. The friendly name may be defined by a user and is not guaranteed to be unique.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Update-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="Id"><maml:name>UniqueId</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies an ID used to uniquely identify a Disk object in the system. The ID persists through restarts.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem><command:syntaxItem><maml:name>Update-Disk</maml:name><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Path</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Contains valid path information.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue></command:parameter></command:syntaxItem></command:syntax><command:parameters><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>AsJob</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Receive-Job</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>about_Jobs</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink>.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases="Session"><maml:name>CimSession</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>New-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> or <maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-CimSession</maml:linkText><maml:uri></maml:uri></maml:navigationLink> cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimSession[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimSession[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>FriendlyName</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies a friendly name for a disk. The friendly name may be defined by a user and is not guaranteed to be unique.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>InputObject</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Accepts an object from the pipeline as input.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">CimInstance[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>CimInstance[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases=""><maml:name>Number</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies a disk number on which the cmdlet acts.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">UInt32[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>UInt32[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>PassThru</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Sends items from the interactive window down the pipeline as input to other cmdlets. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. To send items from the interactive window down the pipeline, click to select the items and then click OK. Shift-click and Ctrl-click are supported.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>Path</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Contains valid path information.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="false" variableLength="false" globbing="false" pipelineInput="false" position="named" aliases=""><maml:name>ThrottleLimit</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>Int32</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter><command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="Id"><maml:name>UniqueId</maml:name><maml:description><maml:para>Specifies an ID used to uniquely identify a Disk object in the system. The ID persists through restarts.</maml:para></maml:description><command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="true">String[]</command:parameterValue><dev:type><maml:name>String[]</maml:name><maml:uri /></dev:type><dev:defaultValue></dev:defaultValue></command:parameter></command:parameters><command:inputTypes><command:inputType><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.</maml:para></maml:description></command:inputType></command:inputTypes><command:returnValues><command:returnValue><dev:type><maml:name>Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/MSFT_Disk</maml:name><maml:uri></maml:uri><maml:description><maml:para /></maml:description></dev:type><maml:description><maml:para>The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.</maml:para></maml:description></command:returnValue></command:returnValues><command:terminatingErrors /><command:nonTerminatingErrors /><command:examples><command:example><maml:title>EXAMPLE 1</maml:title><maml:introduction><maml:para></maml:para></maml:introduction><dev:code>PS C:\>Update-Disk –Number 0 </dev:code><dev:remarks><maml:para>This example refreshes cached information about the specified disk.</maml:para></dev:remarks><command:commandLines><command:commandLine><command:commandText /></command:commandLine></command:commandLines></command:example></command:examples><maml:relatedLinks><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Online Version:</maml:linkText><maml:uri>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=307042</maml:uri></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Clear-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Get-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Initialize-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink><maml:navigationLink><maml:linkText>Set-Disk</maml:linkText><maml:uri /></maml:navigationLink></maml:relatedLinks></command:command> </helpItems> |