Export-VDSwitch
This cmdlet exports the configuration of a specified vSphere distributed switch to a .zip file.Note: This cmdlet is supported only on vCenter Server 5.1 or later.
Syntax
-VDSwitch
<VDSwitch[]>
[-Description <String>]
[-Destination <String>]
[-Force]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-WithoutPortGroups]
[CommonParameters]
[-Description <String>]
[-Destination <String>]
[-Force]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-WithoutPortGroups]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
VDSwitch[] | named |
|
Specifies the vSphere distributed switch whose configuration you want to export. | optional |
|
String | named |
|
Specifies a description for the exported vSphere distributed switch configuration. | optional |
|
String | named |
|
Specifies an absolute or a relative file path to the location where you want to export the vSphere distributed switch configuration. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that if the specified destination file already exists, the existing file is overwritten. Any directories required to complete the specified file path are also created. | 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 |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that the configuration of the vSphere distributed switch is exported without its port group configuration. |
Output
System.IO.FileInfo
Examples
Example 1
Get-VDSwitch -Name 'MyVDSwitch' | Export-VDSwitch -Description "My VDSwitch configuration" -Destination "c:\myVDSwitchConfig.zip"
Exports the configuration of the specified vSphere distributed switch and its port groups to the specified file.
Example 2
Get-VDSwitch -Name 'MyVDSwitch' | Export-VDSwitch -Description "My VDSwitch configuration" -Destination "c:\myVDSwitchConfig.zip" -WithoutPortGroups -Force
Exports the configuration of the specified vSphere distributed switch and its port groups to the specified file. If the myVDSwitchConfig.zip file already exists, it is overwritten.
Related Commands
VDSwitch
This cmdlet retrieves vSphere distributed switches.
This cmdlet exports the configuration of a specified vSphere distributed switch to a .zip file.
This cmdlet modifies the configuration of vSphere distributed switches.
This cmdlet removes vSphere distributed switches.
This cmdlet creates vSphere distributed switches.
VDSwitchPhysicalNetworkAdapter
This cmdlet adds host physical network adapters to a vSphere distributed switch.
This cmdlet removes host physical network adapters from the vSphere distributed switches they are connected to.
VDSwitchPrivateVlan
This cmdlet retrieves the private VLAN configuration entries of a vSphere distributed switch.
This cmdlet removes private VLAN configuration entries from vSphere distributed switches.
This cmdlet creates private VLAN configuration entries on a vSphere distributed switch.
VDSwitchVMHost
This cmdlet adds hosts to the specified vSphere distributed switch.
This cmdlet removes hosts from the specified vSphere distributed switches.
