New-VirtualPortGroup
This cmdlet creates a new port group on the host using the provided parameters.
Syntax
[-VirtualSwitch]
<VirtualSwitch>
-Name <String>
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-VLanId <Int32>]
[CommonParameters]
-Name <String>
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-VLanId <Int32>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
VirtualSwitch | 1 |
|
Specifies the virtual switch for which you want to create a new port group. | required |
|
String | named |
|
Specifies a name for the new port group. | optional |
|
VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | optional |
|
Int32 | named |
|
Specifies the VLAN ID for ports using this port group. The following values are valid: 0 - specifies that you do not want to associate the port group with a VLAN. 1 to 4094 - specifies a VLAN ID for the port group. 4095 - specifies that the port group should use trunk mode, which allows the guest operating system to manage its own VLAN tags. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Host.Networking.VirtualPortGroup
Examples
Example 1
$vswitch = New-VirtualSwitch -VMHost 10.23.114.234 -Name VSwitch
$vportgroup = New-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $vswitch -Name VPortGroup
Creates a virtual port group named VPortGroup on the virtual switch VSwitch.
Related Commands
VirtualPortGroup
This cmdlet retrieves the available port groups of hosts, virtual machines, and virtual switches.
This cmdlet modifies the properties of the specified virtual port group.
This cmdlet removes the specified virtual port groups.
This cmdlet creates a new port group on the specified host.
