Set-VMResource Pool

Sets the parent resource pool for a selected resource pool.

Syntax

Set-VMResourcePool
   [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
   [-Name] <String[]>
   [-ResourcePoolType] <VMResourcePoolType>
   [-ParentName] <String[]>
   [-Passthru]
   [-ComputerName <String[]>]
   [-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Set-VMResourcePool cmdlet sets a parent resource pool for a selected resource pool. (To remove a parent from a resource pool, set the primordial pool of the resource pool's type as its parent.)

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\> Set-VMResourcePool ChildPool VHD ParentPool

Set a virtual hard drive resource pool ParentPool as the parent of virtual hard drive resource pool ChildPool.

Example 2

PS C:\> Set-VMResourcePool ChildPool VHD Primordial

Remove the parent resource pool from virtual hard drive resource pool ChildPool.

Required Parameters

-Name

Specifies the resource pool whose parent resource pool is to be set.

Type: String[]
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ParentName

Specifies the name of the resource pool to be set as a parent.

Type: String[]
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ResourcePoolType

Specifies the type of the resource pool whose parent is to be set.

Type: VMResourcePoolType
Parameter Sets: Memory, Processor, Ethernet, VHD, ISO, VFD, FibreChannelPort, FibreChannelConnection, PciExpress
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Optional Parameters

-CimSession

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 New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Type: CimSession[]
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which a resource pool's parent is to be set. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer. Use localhost or a dot (.) to specify the local computer explicitly.

Type: String[]
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Aliases: cf
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Credential

Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.

Type: PSCredential[]
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Passthru

Specifies that a VMResourcePool object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the resource pool whose parent is to be set.

Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Aliases: wi
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Outputs

None by default; VMResourcePool if PassThru is specified.