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NAME Add-VDSwitchVMHost
SYNOPSIS
This cmdlet adds hosts to the specified vSphere distributed switch.
SYNTAX
Add-VDSwitchVMHost [-RunAsync] [-Server <VIServer[]>] -VDSwitch <VDSwitch> -VMHost <VMHost[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This cmdlet adds hosts to the specified vSphere distributed switch. The physical network adapters of the hosts are
not connected to the vSphere distributed switch.
PARAMETERS
-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.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? 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.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-VDSwitch <VDSwitch>
Specifies the vSphere distributed switch to which you want to add one or more hosts.
Required? true
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? true
-VMHost <VMHost[]>
Specifies the hosts that you want to add to the vSphere distributed switch.
Required? true
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? true
-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.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are
modified.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
None
NOTES
-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------
Get-VDSwitch -Name "MyDistributedSwitch" | Add-VDSwitchVMHost -VMHost "VMHost1", "VMHost2"
Adds two hosts to the specified vSphere distributed switch.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: https://code.vmware.com/doc/preview?id= ... MHost.html
Remove-VDSwitchVMHost
SYNOPSIS
This cmdlet adds hosts to the specified vSphere distributed switch.
SYNTAX
Add-VDSwitchVMHost [-RunAsync] [-Server <VIServer[]>] -VDSwitch <VDSwitch> -VMHost <VMHost[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This cmdlet adds hosts to the specified vSphere distributed switch. The physical network adapters of the hosts are
not connected to the vSphere distributed switch.
PARAMETERS
-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.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? 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.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-VDSwitch <VDSwitch>
Specifies the vSphere distributed switch to which you want to add one or more hosts.
Required? true
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? true
-VMHost <VMHost[]>
Specifies the hosts that you want to add to the vSphere distributed switch.
Required? true
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? true
-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.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are
modified.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
None
NOTES
-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------
Get-VDSwitch -Name "MyDistributedSwitch" | Add-VDSwitchVMHost -VMHost "VMHost1", "VMHost2"
Adds two hosts to the specified vSphere distributed switch.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: https://code.vmware.com/doc/preview?id= ... MHost.html
Remove-VDSwitchVMHost