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Microsoft Storage reference: Gets storage enclosures. 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.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Get-StorageEnclosure. 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
Specifies an array of friendly names. The cmdlet gets storage enclosures that the names specify.
-HealthStatus
Specifies an array of health status values. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Healthy - Warning - Unhealthy - Unknown Health status describes the health of an enclosure. This cmdlet gets the enclosures that have health statuses that this parameter specifies.
-Manufacturer
Specifies the name of a manufacturer. This cmdlet gets enclosures for the manufacturers that this parameter identifies.
-Model
Specifies an array of model IDs. This cmdlet gets enclosures that the model IDs specify.
-PhysicalDisk
Specifies a physical disk as a CimInstance object. The cmdlet gets storage enclosures that contain the disk that the object specifies. To obtain a physical disk object, use the Get-PhysicalDisk cmdlet.
-PhysicallyConnected
Indicates that this cmdlet gets storage enclosures that are physically connected to a storage node.
-SerialNumber
Specifies the serial number of the storage enclosure to get.
-StorageNode
Specifies a storage node as a CimInstance object. The cmdlet gets storage enclosures connected to the storage node that the object specifies. To obtain a storage node object, use the Get-StorageNode cmdlet.
-StorageSubSystem
Specifies a storage subsystem as a CimInstance object. This cmdlet gets storage enclosures that belong to the subsystem that the object specifies. To obtain a storage subsystem object, use the Get-StorageSubSystem cmdlet.
-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
Specifies an array of IDs. This cmdlet gets the enclosures that the IDs specify.
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 is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.
Examples
Example 1: Get all enclosures
Get-StorageEnclosure
This command gets all the enclosures visible to your computer. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.