PowerCLI Reference

New-StatInterval

Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a statistics interval with the specified parameters.

Syntax

New-StatInterval [-Name] <String> [-SamplingPeriodSecs] <Int32> [-StorageTimeSecs] <Int32> [[-Server] <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-Stat
Get-StatType
Get-StatInterval
Remove-StatInterval
Set-StatInterval

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a statistics interval with the specified parameters.

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionRequired?Pipeline InputDefault Value
NameStringSpecifies a name for the new statistics interval.truefalse
SamplingPeriodSecsInt32Specifies a sampling period in seconds.truefalse
StorageTimeSecsInt32Specifies the length of time (in seconds) that the statistics information is kept in the database.truefalse
ServerVIServer[]Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.falsetrue (ByValue)
ConfirmSwitchParameterIf the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.falsefalse
WhatIfSwitchParameterIndicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.falsefalse

Return Type

The newly created StatInterval object

Notes

Creation of statistics intervals is not supported on vCenter Server and ESX later than 2.0.

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

New-StatInterval -Name Minute -SamplingPeriodSecs 60 -StorageTimeSecs 600

Creates a new statistics interval named Minute. Note that creating statistics intervals is allowed only on VirtualCenter 2.0.


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