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dpmhv-createVirtFloppy (Cmdlet) Command--Create a Virtual Floppy

The dpmhv-createVirtFloppy command lets you create virtual floppy disk image file. The virtual floppy can be attached to a VM using the dpmhv-setVMVirtFloppy command.

This command has the following format:

dpmhv-createVirtFloppy 
-host hostname 
-path pathname[-retval]
[-silent]

-host hostname

Specifies the name of the Hyper-V server host.

-path pathname

Specifies the path of the virtual floppy disk image file that you want to create. If not specified, the image file is created in the default directory of Hyper-V virtual hard disk.

-retval

Returns a value for further processing.

-silent

Specifies not to direct the output to the screen.

Example: Create a Virtual Floppy

This example creates a virtual floppy disk image file, "fdd.vfd."

dpmhv-createVirtFloppy -host hvserver -path C:\VMDisks\fdd.vfd