Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter

Synopsis

Syntax

Related Commands

Online Version

Remove-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter

Detailed Description

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
VMHostPhysicalNic	PhysicalNic[]	Specifies the host physical network adapters that you want to add or migrate to the standard virtual switch.	true	False
VirtualSwitch	VirtualSwitch	Specifies the standard virtual switch to which you want to migrate physical or virtual network adapters.	true	True (ByValue)
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
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
VirtualNicPortgroup	VirtualPortGroup[]	Specifies the port groups to which to attach the host virtual network adapters. Accepts the same number of port groups as the number of virtual network adapters specified. The first adapter is attached to the first port group, the second adapter - to the second port group, and so on.	false	False
VMHostVirtualNic	HostVirtualNic[]	Specifies the host virtual network adapters to be migrated along with the physical adapter, so that their connectivity is preserved.	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

Name

Type

Description

Required?

Pipeline Input

Default Value

VMHostPhysicalNic

PhysicalNic[]

Specifies the host physical network adapters that you want to add or migrate to the standard virtual switch.

true

False

VirtualSwitch

VirtualSwitch

Specifies the standard virtual switch to which you want to migrate physical or virtual network adapters.

true

True (ByValue)

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

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

VirtualNicPortgroup

VirtualPortGroup[]

Specifies the port groups to which to attach the host virtual network adapters. Accepts the same number of port groups as the number of virtual network adapters specified. The first adapter is attached to the first port group, the second adapter - to the second port group, and so on.

false

False

VMHostVirtualNic

HostVirtualNic[]

Specifies the host virtual network adapters to be migrated along with the physical adapter, so that their connectivity is preserved.

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

Notes

Examples

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

$myVMHostNetworkAdapter = Get-VMhost "MyVMHost" | Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -Physical -Name vmnic2
Get-VirtualSwitch "MyVirtualSwitch" | Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter -VMHostPhysicalNic $myVMHostNetworkAdapter

Adds a VMHost physical network adapter to the specified distributed switch.

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

$myVMHost = Get-VMHost 'MyVMHost'
$myVDSwitch = Get-VDSwitch 'MyVDSwitch'
$physicalNic = Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $myVMHost -VirtualSwitch $myVDSwitch -Name 'vmnic0'
$virtualNic = Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $myVMHost -VirtualSwitch $myVDSwitch -Name 'vmk0'
$myStandardSwitch = Get-VirtualSwitch -VMHost $myVMHost -Name 'vSwitch0'
Add-VirtualSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter -VirtualSwitch $myStandardSwitch -VMHostPhysicalNic $physicalNic -VMHostVirtualNic $virtualNic

Migrates VMHost physical and virtual network adapters from a distributed virtual switch to a standard virtual switch.

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