WaitForVolume

WaitForVolume

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
DriveLetter	Key	String	Specifies the drive letter of the volume to wait for.
RetryIntervalSec	Write	UInt32	Specifies the number of seconds to wait for the volume to become available.
RetryCount	Write	UInt32	The number of times to loop the retry interval while waiting for the volume.

Description

The resource is used to wait for a drive to be mounted and become available.

Examples

Example 1

This configuration will mount a VHD file and wait for it to become available.

configuration WaitForVolume_VHD
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName StorageDsc

    MountImage MountVHD
    {
        ImagePath   = 'd:\Data\Disk1.vhd'
        DriveLetter = 'V'
    }

    WaitForVolume WaitForVHD
    {
        DriveLetter      = 'V'
        RetryIntervalSec = 5
        RetryCount       = 10
    }
}

Example 2

This configuration will mount an ISO file as drive S:.

configuration WaitForVolume_ISO
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName StorageDsc

    MountImage ISO
    {
        ImagePath   = 'c:\Sources\SQL.iso'
        DriveLetter = 'S'
    }

    WaitForVolume WaitForISO
    {
        DriveLetter      = 'S'
        RetryIntervalSec = 5
        RetryCount       = 10
    }
}