PowerCLI Reference

Update-VsanHclDatabase

Synopsis

This cmdlet updates the vSAN hardware compatibility list (HCL) database.

Syntax

Update-VsanHclDatabase [-FilePath <String>] [-RunAsync] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online Version

Detailed Description

This cmdlet updates the vSAN hardware compatibility list (HCL) database. It can be updated by using the latest online version or from a file, if Internet is not accessible. The cmdlet updates the HCL database for all clusters on the specified servers.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
Confirm	SwitchParameter	If 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.	false	False
FilePath	String	Specifies the path to file from which vSAN HCL database is updated. If not specified, the database is updated with latest version from the Internet.	false	False
RunAsync	SwitchParameter	Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console.	false	False
Server	VIServer[]	Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.	false	False
WhatIf	SwitchParameter	Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.	false	False

Return Type

Void

Notes

Examples

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

Update-VsanHclDatabase -FilePath "LocalHclDbFilepath"

Updates the vSAN HCL database on the vSphere server by using the content of the "LocalHclDbFilepath" file.

-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------

Update-VsanHclDatabase

Updates the vSAN HCL database on the vSphere server by using the latest version from the Internet.