PSExpandDisk

PowerShell script for expanding virtual disks.

This script will expand a virtual disk in VMM and then extend the volume on the corresponding virtual machine.

Dependencies

PowerShell virtualmachinemanager module

Parameters

-VMMServer

Name of Virtual Machine Manager server the virtual machine exists on.

-VM

Name of virtual machine to expand the disk on.

-Drive

Drive letter to expand.

-NewSize

The size in GB to expand the drive to.

-SpaceToAdd

The additional space in GB to add to the current drive size.

Notes

The parameters -NewSize and -SpaceToAdd are mutually exclusive and cannot be used together.
If neither is specified, the script will default to NewSize and prompt the user for a value.

Examples

Expand the C: drive on testvm01 to 100 GB.

.\Expand-VirtualDisk.ps1 -VMMServer devvmm -VM testvm01 -Drive C -NewSize 100

Add an additional 10 GB of space to the D: drive on testvm01.

.\Expand-VirtualDisk.ps1 -VMMServer devvmm -VM testvm01 -Drive D -SpaceToAdd 10

Expand the E: drive on testvm01 to the size specified when prompted.

.\Expand-VirtualDisk.ps1 -VMMServer devvmm -VM testvm01 -Drive E