Initializes a host disk by bringing the disk online and setting a specified partition style in a host or cluster system.
Syntax
Initialize-EmcHostDisk [-PartitionStyle <PSPartitionStyle>] -HostDisk <Disk> -HostSystem <IHostSystem> [-Silent] [<CommonParameters>]
Initialize-EmcHostDisk [-PartitionStyle <PSPartitionStyle>] -HostDisk <Disk> [-Silent] -ClusterSystem <IClusterSystem> [<CommonParameters>]
Parameters
-PartitionStyle <PSPartitionStyle>
Attributes: Optional, Position: named
Specifies the partition style. Valid values are Mbr and Gpt. The default value is Mbr.
-HostDisk <Disk>
Attributes: Required, Position: named
Specifies the ESI host disk object, which you can get from the ESI host system object or by using the Get-EmcHostDisk or Find-EmcHostDisk cmdlets.
-HostSystem <IHostSystem>
Attributes: Required, Position: named
Specifies the ESI host system object. You can add a host system object to ESI by using the Get-EmcHostSystemCredential and Connect-EmcSystem cmdlets. You can get a host system object by using the Get-EmcHostSystem cmdlet. The object can be a stand-alone host system, a virtual machine, or a hypervisor.
-Silent <SwitchParameter>
Attributes: Optional, Position: named
Turns off all the informational and verbose messages. However, it still displays errors.
-ClusterSystem <IClusterSystem>
Attributes: Required, Position: named
Specifies the ESI cluster system object. You can add a cluster system object to ESI by using the Get-EmcClusterSystemCredential and Connect-EmcSystem cmdlets. You can get a cluster system object by using the Get-EmcClusterSystem cmdlet.
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports these common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, and OutVariable. Type get-help about_commonparameters for more details.
Examples
-------------- Example 1 --------------
C:\PS>$l = New-EmcLun -Pool $p -Name mylun_test_1 -CapacityInMB 1024 -Silent
C:\PS>$h = Get-EmcHostSystem *.148
C:\PS>Set-EmcLunAccess -Lun $l -HostSystem $h -Available
TaskStatus: Started
10% : Unmasking the LUN to the specified host(s)...
100% : The specified LUN has been unmasked to the specified initiators...
TaskStatus: Completed
C:\PS>$hd = Find-EmcHostDisk -HostSystem $h -Lun $l -Silent
C:\PS>Initialize-EmcHostDisk -HostDisk $hd -HostSystem $h
This example creates a LUN, unmasks onto a host system, finds the corresponding disk, and initializes it, which by default is set to the partition style of Mbr.
-------------- Example 2 --------------
C:\PS>$l = New-EmcLun -Pool $p -Name mylun_test_1 -CapacityInMB 1024 -Silent
C:\PS>$h = Get-EmcClusterSystem myclus*
C:\PS>Set-EmcLunAccess -Lun $l -ClusterSystem $h -Available -silent
C:\PS>$hd = Find-EmcHostDisk -ClusterSystem $h -Lun $l -Silent
C:\PS>$hd.HostDiskIdentifier
\\?\PhysicalDrive5
C:\PS>Initialize-EmcHostDisk -HostDisk $hd -ClusterSystem $h -PartitionStyle gpt
This example creates a LUN, unmasks it to a cluster system, finds the corresponding disk, and initializes it.