Get-Storage Firmware Information

Module:
storage
Gets information about firmware on a storage object.

Syntax 

Get-StorageFirmwareInformation
   [-FriendlyName] <String>
   [-CimSession <CimSession>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-StorageFirmwareInformation
   -UniqueId <String>
   [-CimSession <CimSession>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-StorageFirmwareInformation
   -InputObject <CimInstance[]>
   [-CimSession <CimSession>]
   [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
   [-AsJob]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-StorageFirmwareInformation cmdlet gets information about firmware on storage objects. On Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) devices, it lists the number of firmware slots, the active firmware image, and slots that are writeable.

Examples

Example 1: Get firmware information for physical disks 

PS C:\>Get-PhysicalDisk | Get-StorageFirmwareInformation

This command uses the Get-PhysicalDisk cmdlet to get all physical disks in the system, and uses the pipeline operator to pass them to Get-StorageFirmwareInformation to get the firmware information for each disk.

Required Parameters

-FriendlyName
Type: String
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-InputObject

Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.

Type: CimInstance[]
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-UniqueId

Specifies an ID used to uniquely identify a Disk object in the system. The ID persists through restarts.

Type: String
Aliases: Id
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Optional Parameters

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.

Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-CimSession
Type: CimSession
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ThrottleLimit
Type: Int32
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Outputs

Boolean, UInt8, UInt8[], Boolean[], String[], String

This cmdlet returns the following firmware information for a storage object:

  • SupportsUpdate . Indicates whether the device is capable of a Windows-compliant firmware update process.
  • NumberOfSlots . The number of firmware slots the device has.
  • ActiveSlotId . Identifies the slot id that corresponds to the slot containing the currently active firmware image.
  • SlotId[] - Array listing all slot IDs.
  • IsSlotWritable[] . Indicates if a firmware image can be downloaded to the slot represented by the ID in the SlotId[] array at the corresponding index.
  • FirmwareVersionInSlot[] . Array showing the firmware revision in each slot.
  • Extended Status . Error information from the storage provider.

Notes

  • This cmdlet is currently limited to use on PhysicalDisk objects.