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Connect-VirtualDisk

Connects a disconnected virtual disk to the specified computer when using the Windows Storage subsystem.

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft Storage reference: Connects a disconnected virtual disk to the specified computer when using the Windows Storage subsystem. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Connect-VirtualDisk [-FriendlyName] <String[]> [-StorageNodeName <String>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
 [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [-PassThru] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Connect-VirtualDisk. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / Storage · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AsJob: Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-CimSession: Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-FriendlyName (required): Specifies the friendly name of the virtual disk that you want to connect.
-InputObject (required): Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.
-Name (required): Specifies the name of the virtual disk that you want to connect.
-PassThru: Specifies that the cmdlet should output an object representing a virtual disk. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-StorageNodeName: Specifies the name of a computer on which to run the cmdlet. Use this parameter only when you run the cmdlet from a management node to connect a virtual disk to a remote cluster subsystem for the purpose of setting the virtual disk to manual-attach. To set a virtual disk to manual-attach, use the Set-VirtualDisk cmdlet and specify the *IsManualAttach* parameter.
-ThrottleLimit: Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-UniqueId (required): Specifies the UniqueID of the virtual disk to connect.

Prerequisites

Windows with the Storage module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Connect a virtual disk to the local computer

Connect-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName "VirtualDisk1"

This example connects the virtual disk named VirtualDisk1 to the local computer. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/Storage/Connect-VirtualDisk.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/storage/connect-virtualdisk?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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