Get-VMSwitch / New-VMSwitch

CautionVirtual switches

Get-VMSwitch

Lists/creates vSwitches; creating an External one claims the physical NIC — mind the management-OS sharing flag.

Examples

New-VMSwitch -Name ext-sw -NetAdapterName 'Ethernet' -AllowManagementOS $trueCreate an external switch

Syntax

Get-VMSwitch / New-VMSwitch -Name n -NetAdapterName a -AllowManagementOS $true

Before you run it

Host connectivity blips during changes.

Related commands

Get-VMNetworkAdapterVM network adapters
docker networkNetworks

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