xStoragePool

The xStoragePool Module is intended to manage storage pools. In the first release, only a storage pool with a stripe set can be created using selected physical disks. In the near future, extra DSC resources will be added to the module.

Description

The xStoragePool module contains the xStripeSet DSC Resource.

Resources

• xStripeSet: creates a storage pool, a virtual disk and formats the created volume

xStripeSet

• diskNumbers: DeviceID of the selected disks
• storagePoolName: Name for the Storage Pool that will be created
• virtualDiskName: Name of the virtual Disk that will be created
• driveLetter: Driveletter that will be assigned to the volume

Versions

1.0.0.1

• Update of the xStripeSet DSC Resource
  • Completed all tests in the DSC test-step
  • Changed set-step so a configuration van be completed when parts already exist (e.g. Storage Pool was already created in a previous run, but something went wrong in one of the next steps.)

1.0.0.0

• Initial release with the following resources:
  • xStripeSet

Examples

Create a stripe set using physical disk 1 and 2 and assign driveletter F to it.

Configuration StoragePool
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName xStoragePool

    node localhost
    {
        xStripeSet SQLStoragePool
        {
            diskNumbers = 1,2
            storagePoolName = "StoragePool"
            virtualDiskName = "vDisk"
            driveLetter = "F"
        }
    }
}

To find out the DeviceID of the disks, you can use the following command:

Get-PhysicalDisk | Select FriendlyName, DeviceId