Set-NetworkAdapter

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
NetworkAdapter	NetworkAdapter[]	Specifies the virtual network adapter you want to configure.	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
Connected	Boolean	If the value is $true, the virtual network adapter is connected after its creation. If the value is $false, it is disconnected.	false	False
DistributedSwitch	DistributedSwitch	Specifies a virtual switch to which you want to connect the network adapter.	true	False
MacAddress	String	Specifies an optional MAC address for the virtual network adapter.	false	False
NetworkName	String	Specifies the name of the network to which you want to connect the virtual network adapter. Specifying a distributed port group name is obsolete. Use the Portgroup parameter instead.	false	False
Portgroup	VirtualPortGroupBase	Specifies a standard or a distributed port group to which you want to connect the network adapter.	true	False
PortId	String	Specifies the port of the virtual switch to which you want to connect the network adapter. Use this parameter only if the DistributedSwitch parameter is specified.	true	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
StartConnected	Boolean	If the value is $true, the virtual network adapter starts connected when its associated virtual machine powers on. If the value is $false, it starts disconnected.	false	False
Type	VirtualNetworkAdapterType	Specifies the type of the network adapter. The valid types are e1000, Flexible, Vmxnet, EnhancedVmxnet, and Vmxnet3, and Unknown.	false	False
WakeOnLan	Boolean	Indicates that wake-on-LAN is enabled on the virtual network adapter.	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

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

Get-VM VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter -MacAddress '00:50:56:a1:00:00' -WakeOnLan:$true

Configures the Mac address and the WakeOnLan setting of a virtual network adapter.

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

Get-VM VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter -Type EnhancedVmxnet

Sets the type of the virtual network adapter.

-------------------------- Example 3 --------------------------

Get-VM VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter -Connected:$true

Sets the connection state of the virtual network adapter.

-------------------------- Example 4 --------------------------

$myNetworkAdapters = Get-VM | Get-NetworkAdapter -Name "Network adapter 1"
$myVDPortGroup = Get-VDPortgroup -Name MyVDPortGroup
Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $myNetworkAdapters -Portgroup $myVDPortGroup

Retrieves all network adapters named "Network adapter 1" from all virtual machines and connects them to the specified distributed port group.

-------------------------- Example 5 --------------------------

$myNetworkAdapter = Get-VM -Name MyVM | Get-NetworkAdapter -Name "Network adapter 1"
$myVDSwitch = Get-VDSwitch -Name MyVDSwitch
Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkAdapter $myNetworkAdapter -DistributedSwitch $MyVDSwitch -PortId 100

Retrieves the network adapter named "Network adapter 1" added to the specified virtual machine and connects it to the specified port on the specified distributed switch.

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