NAME

Set-DcsvCenterMultipathPolicy

SYNOPSIS

Sets the VMware multipathing policy (path selection policy) for a virtual disk that is served to a VMware host or virtual machine.

SYNTAX

Set-DcsvCenterMultipathPolicy   -VimClient <Object>   -VirtualDisk <Object>   [ -MultipathPolicy <VimMultipathPolicy> ]   [ -Connection <String> ]   [ -PipelineVariable <String> ]

DESCRIPTION

Sets the VMware multipathing policy (path selection policy) for a virtual disk that is served to a VMware host or virtual machine. If the policy is not specifically set, the default policy of Round Robin will be used.

PARAMETERS

-VimClient<Object>

VimHostData object, name, or ID that identifies the ESXi host or virtual machine. (The VimHostData object can be retrieved from invoking Get-DcsClient.)

Required: true

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-VirtualDisk<Object>

VirtualDiskData object, name, or ID that identifies the virtual disk.

Required: true

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: true (ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters: false

-MultipathPolicy<VimMultipathPolicy>

The VMware path selection policy to use. Valid values include "MostRecentlyUsed", "RoundRobin", "Fixed", and "FixedAP".

Required: false

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-Connection<String>

Alias of the connection to the server group. If not specified, the default connection will be used.

Required: false

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

-PipelineVariable<String>

Required: false

Position: named

Default value:

Accept pipeline input: false

Accept wildcard characters: false

INPUTS

VirtualDiskData : Object that identifies and describes the virtual disk.

OUTPUTS

NOTES

Also see Get-DcsVirtualDisk, Get-DcsClient and Set-DcsClientProperties to set multipathing and ALUA properties for a virtual machine.

EXAMPLES

Set-DcsvCenterMultipathPolicy -VimClient "audi.datacoresoftware.com" -VirtualDisk "Virtual disk 1" -MultipathPolicy Fixed