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Enable-StorageEnclosureIdentification

Enables the identification LED on a storage enclosure or the slots for individual disks.

Windows Server · Risk: High · Documentation Verified

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft Storage reference: Enables the identification LED on a storage enclosure or the slots for individual disks. 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.

Enable-StorageEnclosureIdentification [-FriendlyName] <String[]> [-SlotNumbers <UInt32[]>]
 [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [-PassThru] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Enable-StorageEnclosureIdentification. 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 an array of friendly names. This cmdlet turns on the identification LED for the enclosures that the names specify or for slots that belong to the specified enclosures.
-InputObject (required): Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.
-PassThru: Returns an array of StorageEnclosure objects. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-SlotNumbers: Specifies an array of slot numbers. This cmdlet turns on the identification LEDs for the slots that the numbers identify.
-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 an array of IDs. This cmdlet turns on the identification LED for the enclosures that the IDs specify or for slots that belong to the specified enclosures.

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: Enable identification of an enclosure

Enable-StorageEnclosureIdentification -FriendlyName "E11"

This command enables identification for the enclosure named E11. 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/Enable-StorageEnclosureIdentification.md

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

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