PowerCLI Reference

New-ResourcePool

Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a new resource pool.

Syntax

New-ResourcePool [-CpuExpandableReservation <Boolean>] [-CpuLimitMhz <Int64>] [-CpuReservationMhz <Int64>] [-CpuSharesLevel <SharesLevel>] -Location <VIContainer> [-MemExpandableReservation <Boolean>] [-MemLimitGB <Decimal>] [-MemLimitMB <Int64>] [-MemReservationGB <Decimal>] [-MemReservationMB <Int64>] [-MemSharesLevel <SharesLevel>] -Name <String> [-NumCpuShares <Int32>] [-NumMemShares <Int32>] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online Version
Get-ResourcePool
Move-ResourcePool
Remove-ResourcePool
Set-ResourcePool

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a new resource pool with the provided inputs on the location that is specified by the Location parameter.

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionRequired?Pipeline InputDefault Value
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
CpuExpandableReservationBooleanIndicates that the CPU reservation can grow beyond the specified value if the parent resource pool has unreserved resources.falseFalse
CpuLimitMhzInt64Specifies a CPU usage limit in MHz. Utilization will not exceed this limit even if there are available resources.falseFalse
CpuReservationMhzInt64Specifies the CPU size in MHz that is guaranteed to be available.falseFalse
CpuSharesLevelSharesLevelSpecifies the CPU allocation level for this pool. This property is used in relative allocation between resource consumers. The valid values are Custom, High, Low, and Normal.falseFalse
LocationVIContainerSpecifies a container object (ResourcePool, Cluster, or VMHost) where you want to place the new resource pool. If a host or a cluster is specified for the Location parameter, the resource pool is created in the "Resources" resource pool. The "Resources" resource pool is a system resource pool and is guaranteed to exist.trueTrue (ByValue)
MemExpandableReservationBooleanIf the value is $true, the memory reservation can grow beyond the specified value if the parent resource pool has unreserved resources.falseFalse
MemLimitGBDecimalSpecifies a memory usage limit in gigabytes (GB). If this parameter is set, utilization will not exceed the specified limit even if there are available resources.falseFalse
MemLimitMBInt64This parameter is obsolete. Use MemLimitGB instead. Specifies a memory usage limit in megabytes (MB). If this parameter is set, utilization will not exceed the specified limit even if there are available resources.falseFalse
MemReservationGBDecimalSpecifies the guaranteed available memory in gigabytes (GB).falseFalse
MemReservationMBInt64This parameter is obsolete. Use MemReservationGB instead. Specifies the guaranteed available memory in megabytes (MB).falseFalse
MemSharesLevelSharesLevelSpecifies the memory allocation level for this pool. This property is used in relative allocation between resource consumers. The valid values are Custom, High, Low, and Normal.falseFalse
NameStringSpecifies a name for the new resource pool.trueFalse
NumCpuSharesInt32Specifies the CPU allocation level for this pool. This property is used in relative allocation between resource consumers. This parameter is ignored unless the CpuSharesLevel parameter is set to Custom.falseFalse
NumMemSharesInt32Specifies the memory allocation level for this pool. This property is used in relative allocation between resource consumers. This parameter is ignored unless the MemSharesLevel parameter is set to Custom.falseFalse
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.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 ResourcePool object

Notes

Examples

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

$resourcepool1 = Get-ResourcePool -Location Cluster -Name ResourcePool1

New-ResourcePool -Location $resourcepool1 -Name ResourcePool2 -CpuExpandableReservation $true -CpuReservationMhz 500 -CpuSharesLevel high -MemExpandableReservation $true -MemReservationGB 5 -MemSharesLevel high

Creates a new resource pool named ResourcePool2 in the cluster's root resource pool ResourcePool1.


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