Add-VdsPortGroup¶

Synopsis¶

Create vSphere Distributed port group

Syntax¶

Add-VdsPortGroup [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-domain] <String> [-portgroup] <String>
 [-vlan] <Int32> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Add-VdsPortGroup cmdlet creates a vSphere Distributed port groups in vCenter Server. The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -password values:

Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible the SDDC Manager instance
Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible the vCenter Server instance
Creates a vSphere Distributed port group in vCenter Server.

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Add-VdsPortGroup -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -domain sfo-m01 -portgroup sfo-m01-cl01-vds01-pg-vrms -vlan 2619

This example creates a vSphere Distributed port group for VLAN ID 2619 named sfo-m01-cl01-vds01-pg-vrms in vCenter Server.

Parameters¶

-server¶

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-user¶

The username to authenticate to the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-pass¶

The password to authenticate to the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-domain¶

The SDDC Manager domain.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-portgroup¶

The name of the vSphere Distributed port group to create.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-vlan¶

The VLAN ID to assign to the vSphere Distributed port group.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 6
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction¶

Progress Action

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Common Parameters¶

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.