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Mount-SRDestination

Mounts a snapshot of replicated storage temporarily for testing or backup purposes.

Windows Server · Risk: High · Documentation Verified

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft StorageReplica reference: Mounts a snapshot of replicated storage temporarily for testing or backup purposes. 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.

Mount-SRDestination [[-ComputerName] <String>] [-Name] <String> [-TemporaryPath] <String> [-Force]
 [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

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

Supported environments

Windows / StorageReplica · 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.
-ComputerName: Specifies a single replica host computer NetBIOS name or fully qualified domain name (FQDN). The default value is the local computer.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Force: Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.
-Name (required): Specifies the name of the replication group for which this cmdlet mounts destination storage.
-TemporaryPath (required): Specifies the path of the test failover volume. This volume must be an unused NTFS or ReFS formatted volume that isn't currently replicating.
-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.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the StorageReplica 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: Mount a snapshot of replicated storage

Mount-SRDestination -ComputerName "SR-SRV05" -Name "ReplicationGroup01" -TemporaryPath T:\

This command sets up test failover for the replication group on the specified 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/StorageReplica/Mount-SRDestination.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/storagereplica/mount-srdestination?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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