# Create Storage Spaces with Powershell


## Example 1: Creating a 100 GB virtual disk using default settings

`PS C:\> New-VirtualDisk -StoragePoolFriendlyName CompanyData -FriendlyName UserData -Size 100GB`


## Example 2: Creating a thinly-provisioned mirror

`PS C:\> New-VirtualDisk -StoragePoolFriendlyName CompanyData -FriendlyName DataWarehouse -ResiliencySettingName Mirror -Size 42TB -ProvisioningType Thin`


## Example 3: Creating a three-way mirror

`PS C:\> New-VirtualDisk -StoragePoolFriendlyName CompanyData -FriendlyName BusinessCritical -ResiliencySettingName Mirror -NumberOfDataCopies 3 -Size 42TB -ProvisioningType Thin`


## Example 4: Creating a two-column mirror

`PS C:\> New-VirtualDisk -StoragePoolFriendlyName CompanyData -FriendlyName BusinessCritical -ResiliencySettingName Mirror -Size 42TB -ProvisioningType Thin -NumberOfColumns 2`


## Example 5: Create a mirror space with storage tiers
```
PS C:\> $SSD = Get-StorageTier -FriendlyName *SSD*
PS C:\> $HDD = Get-StorageTier -FriendlyName *HDD*
PS C:\> Get-StoragePool CompanyData | New-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName "UserData01" -ResiliencySettingName "Mirror" -StorageTiers $SSD, $HDD -StorageTierSizes 8GB, 32GB
```

## Example 6: Create a dual-parity space

`PS C:\>New-VirtualDisk -StoragePoolFriendlyName "CompanyData" -FriendlyName "ArchivalData" -Size 50GB -ProvisioningType Fixed -ResiliencySettingName "Parity" -PhysicalDiskRedundancy 2`



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`New-VirtualDisk -StoragePoolFriendlyName "Datapool" -FriendlyName Games -ResiliencySettingName Mirror -Size 5TB -ProvisioningType Thin`