Set-VMResourcePool

Sets the parent resource pool for a selected resource pool.

Syntax

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

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.

Parameters

-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:.
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

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

-Name

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

Type:String[]
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ParentName

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

Type:String[]
Position:3
Default value:None
Required:True
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
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ResourcePoolType

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

Type:VMResourcePoolType
Position:2
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

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

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

Outputs

None

Default

VMResourcePool

If -PassThru is specified.