Remove-HypHostingUnitStorage

Syntax

Remove-HypHostingUnitStorage [-LiteralPath] <String> [-StoragePath <String>] [-StorageType <StorageType>] [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Lets you remove storage locations from a hosting unit. This does not remove the storage from the hypervisor, just the reference to the storage for the Host Service. After it is removed, the storage is no longer used to store hard disks (when creating new virtual machines with the Machine Creation Services). The hard disks already located on the storage remain in place and virtual machines that have already been created continue to use the storage until they are removed from the deployment. This command cannot be used if the connection for the hosting unit is in maintenance mode. If the storage location to be removed no longer exists on the hypervisor for the hosting unit, you must supply a fully qualified path to the storage location.

Related topics

Add-HypHostingUnitStorage

Parameters

-LiteralPath<String>

-StoragePath<String>

Specifies the path in the hosting unit provider of the storage to remove. If StoragePath is not specified, all storage is removed from the hosting unit. The path specified must be in one of the following formats: <drive>:\Connections\<HostingUnitName>\MyStorage.storage or <drive>:\Connections\{<hostingUnit Uid>}\MyStorage.storage

-StorageType<StorageType>

Specifies the type of storage in StoragePath. Supported storage types are: OSStorage PersonalvDiskStorage

-LoggingId<Guid>

Specifies the identifier of the high-level operation this cmdlet call forms a part of. Citrix Studio and Director typically create high-level operations. PowerShell scripts can also wrap a series of cmdlet calls in a high-level operation by way of the Start-LogHighLevelOperation and Stop-LogHighLevelOperation cmdlets.

-AdminAddress<String>

Specifies the address of a XenDesktop controller that the PowerShell snap-in connects to. This can be a host name or an IP address.

Input Type

System.string You can pipe a string the contains a path to Remove-HypHostingUnitStorage (Path parameter).

Notes

After storage is removed, it is the administrator's responsibility to maintain its contents. The Citrix XenDesktop Machine Creation Services do not try to clean up any data that is stored in the storage location.

If all storage is removed from the hosting unit, other features of the Machine Creation Services stop functioning until some storage is added again.

In the case of failure, the following errors can be produced.

Error Codes

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HostingUnitsPathInvalid

The path provided is not to an item in a subdirectory of a hosting unit item.

HostingUnitStorageObjectToDeleteDoesNotExist

The storage path specified is not part of the hosting unit.

HypervisorInMaintenanceMode

The hypervisor for the connection is in maintenance mode.

DatabaseError

An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation.

DatabaseNotConfigured

The operation could not be completed because the database for the service is not configured.

DataStoreException

An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation. Communication to the database failed for

for various reasons.

CommunicationError

An error occurred while communicating with the service.

PermissionDenied

The user does not have administrative rights to perform this operation.

ExceptionThrown

An unexpected error occurred. To locate more details, see the Windows event logs on the controller being used, or examine the XenDesktop logs.

Examples

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

c:\PS>Remove-HypHostingUnitStorage -LiteralPath XDHyp:\HostingUnits\MyHostingUnit -StoragePath 'XDHyp:\HostingUnits\MyHostingUnits\newStorage.storage'

The command removes the OS storage location called "newStorage.storage" from the hosting unit called "MyHostingUnit"

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------

c:\PS>Get-ChildItem XDHYP:\HostingUnits\Host\*.storage | Remove-HypHostingUnitStorage XDHYP:\HostingUnits\Host1

The command removes all OS storage from all of the hosting unit called "Host1".

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------

c:\PS>Get-ChildItem XDHYP:\HostingUnits\Host\*.storage | Remove-HypHostingUnitStorage -StorageType PersonalvDiskStorage

The command removes all PersonalvDisk storage from all of the hosting unit called "Host1".