xVhdFile

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
VhdPath	Key	String	Path to the VHD
FileDirectory	Required	MSFT_xFileDirectory[]	The FileDirectory objects to copy to the VHD
CheckSum	Write	String		ModifiedDate, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512

MSFT_xFileDirectory

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
DestinationPath	Required	String
SourcePath	Write	String
Ensure	Write	String		Present, Absent
Type	Write	String		File, Directory
Recurse	Write	Boolean
Force	Write	Boolean
Content	Write	String
Attributes	Write	StringArray[]		ReadOnly, Hidden, System, Archive

Description

Manages files or directories in a VHD.

You can use it to copy files/folders to the VHD, remove files/folders from a VHD, and change attributes of a file in a VHD (e.g. change a file attribute to 'ReadOnly' or 'Hidden'). This resource is particularly useful when bootstrapping DSC Configurations into a VM.

Requirements

• The Hyper-V Role has to be installed on the machine.
• The Hyper-V PowerShell module has to be installed on the machine.