gregjhogan · September 30, 2015 20:25
diff --git a/azure-vm-storage-pool.ps1 b/azure-vm-storage-pool.ps1
 # 1. add four or more virtual data disks (no caching) to a vm
 # 2. run the following commands in the vm to turn them all into a single storage pool

 New-StoragePool –FriendlyName StoragePool1 –StorageSubsystemFriendlyName "Storage Spaces*" –PhysicalDisks (Get-PhysicalDisk –CanPool $True)
 $disks = Get-StoragePool –FriendlyName StoragePool1 -IsPrimordial $false | Get-PhysicalDisk
 New-VirtualDisk -StoragePoolFriendlyName StoragePool1 –FriendlyName VirtualDisk1 -ResiliencySettingName Simple –NumberOfColumns $disks.Count –UseMaximumSize –Interleave 256KB
 Get-VirtualDisk –FriendlyName VirtualDisk1 | Get-Disk | Initialize-Disk –Passthru | New-Partition –AssignDriveLetter –UseMaximumSize | Format-Volume –AllocationUnitSize 65536

 # 3. in the future you can dynamically add capacity by adding additional disks (no idea how)
	# 1. add four or more virtual data disks (no caching) to a vm
	# 2. run the following commands in the vm to turn them all into a single storage pool

	New-StoragePool –FriendlyName StoragePool1 –StorageSubsystemFriendlyName "Storage Spaces*" –PhysicalDisks (Get-PhysicalDisk –CanPool $True)
	$disks = Get-StoragePool –FriendlyName StoragePool1 -IsPrimordial $false \| Get-PhysicalDisk
	New-VirtualDisk -StoragePoolFriendlyName StoragePool1 –FriendlyName VirtualDisk1 -ResiliencySettingName Simple –NumberOfColumns $disks.Count –UseMaximumSize –Interleave 256KB
	Get-VirtualDisk –FriendlyName VirtualDisk1 \| Get-Disk \| Initialize-Disk –Passthru \| New-Partition –AssignDriveLetter –UseMaximumSize \| Format-Volume –AllocationUnitSize 65536

	# 3. in the future you can dynamically add capacity by adding additional disks (no idea how)