PowerCLI Reference

Remove-VDSwitch

This cmdlet removes vSphere distributed switches.

Syntax

Remove-VDSwitch [-VDSwitch] <VDSwitch[]> [-RunAsync] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes vSphere distributed switches.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
VDSwitch	VDSwitch[]	Specifies the vSphere distributed switches that you want to remove.	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
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
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

None

Notes

Examples

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Get-VDSwitch -Name MyVDSwitch | Remove-VDSwitch

Removes the specified vSphere distributed switch.