## PowerCLI Reference

# New-AdvancedSetting

## Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a new advanced setting for the specified entity.

Syntax

New-AdvancedSetting [-Name] <String> [-Value] <Object> [-Entity] <VIObject> [-Type <AdvancedSettingType>] [-Force] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-AdvancedSetting
Remove-AdvancedSetting
Set-AdvancedSetting

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a new advanced setting for the specified entity.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Name | String | Specifies a name for the advanced setting. | true | false
Value | Object | Specifies a value for the advanced setting. | true | false
Entity | VIObject | Specifies the entity for which you want to create a new advanced setting. This parameter accepts VIServer, VirtualMachine, DatastoreCluster, and Cluster objects. Passing multiple values to this parameter is obsolete. | true | true (ByValue)
Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | false
Force | SwitchParameter | Indicates that you want to create the new advanced setting even if another setting with the same name exists for the specified object type. | false | false
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no 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. | false | false
Type | AdvancedSettingType | Specifies the type of the new advanced setting. | false | false
WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | false

Return Type

The one or more newly created AdvancedSetting objects

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

    New-AdvancedSetting -Entity (Get-Cluster -Name Cluster) -Name SettingName -Value SettingValue -Type ClusterHA

Creates a new advanced setting for the Cluster cluster - of type CLusterHA, with name SettingName and value SettingValue.

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