Hyper-V Server/Powershell Info

Steps to add a new hard drive to Hyper-V Server via command line:

1. Start diskpart:              C:\>diskpart
2. Find the disk:                DISKPART> list disk
3. Select the disk:             DISKPART>select disk 1   
4. Put disk online:            DISKPART>online disk
5. Reselect the disk:        DISKPART>select disk 1
6. Create the partition:  DISKPART>create partition primary
7. Find and select the new volume:
   1. DISKPART> list volume
   2. DISKPART>select volume 2
8. Format the drive and assign a drive letter: 
   1. DISKPART> select volume 2
   2. DISKPART> format fs=ntfs label=”VMs” quick  
   3. DISKPART> assign letter=v
   4. DISKPART> exit

 

Clear attributes: ATTRIBUTES VOLUME CLEAR READONLY