Set-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy
This cmdlet sets the default policy for the specified host firewall. This policy specifies whether outgoing or incoming connections are allowed. At least one of the AllowIncoming and AllowOutgoing parameters must be set. When you configure the default firewall policy of an ESX/ESXi host version 5.0, you must provide the same value for the AllowIncoming and AllowOutgoing parameters.
Syntax
[-Policy]
<VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy[]>
[[-AllowOutgoing] <Boolean>]
[-AllowIncoming <Boolean>]
[CommonParameters]
[[-AllowOutgoing] <Boolean>]
[-AllowIncoming <Boolean>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy[] | 2 |
|
Specifies the host firewall default policy you want to apply. | optional |
|
Boolean | 1 |
|
If the value of this parameter is $true, all outcoming connections are allowed. If the value is $false, all outcoming connections are disallowed. | optional |
|
Boolean | named |
|
If the value of this parameter is $true, all incoming connections are allowed. If the value is $false, all incoming connections are disallowed. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Host.VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy
Examples
Example 1
$firewallpolicy = Get-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy -VMHost 10.23.123.100
Set-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy -Policy $firewallpolicy -AllowOutGoing $true | fl
Changes the default firewall policy of the virtual machine host with IP address 10.23.123.100, so that the outgoing connections are allowed.
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