Expand VMware VM Hard Disk
This Automation Manager object will increase the size of a virtual machine when needed.
The policy using this object will fail if snapshots are found on the virtual machine, since a disk cannot be resized when snapshots are present.
The policy using this object will fail if the size requested is smaller than the current disk size, as resizing can only increase the size, not decrease it.
Before using this VMware Automation Manager Object, you must install the PowerShell module VMware.PowerCLI.
This VMware Automation Object runs on 64-bit PowerShell, and the module must also be added to 64-bit PowerShell.
Before using this VMware Automation Manager Object, you must install PowerShell 5.0.
Input Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session ID | String | Yes | The session ID that is generated by the VMware connection object. This is required for this object to work. |
| Virtual Machine Name | String | Yes |
The name of the virtual machine on which to expand a hard disk. The field does not support wildcards. |
| Hard Disk Name | String | Yes |
The name of the hard disk to be resized. This field does not support wildcards. |
| Requested Disk Capacity (GB) | Number | Yes | The desired capacity of the disk, in GB. |
Output Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Old Disk Size (GB) | Number | The size of the disk prior to the expansion. |
| New Disk Size (GB) | Number | The size of the disk after the expansion, if successful. |
| Result | Number | Returns a success value of zero or any value other than zero to indicate failure. |
| Result String | String | Object execution error details. |
Example Input Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session ID | String | Yes | ab4c55c1273cb609678a2bb6a15104e927ac8dec 10.199.2.23 |
| Virtual Machine Name | String | Yes | Vmwin10 |
| Hard Disk Name | String | Yes | Hard Disk 1 |
| Requested Disk Capacity (GB) | Number | Yes | 50 |