## PowerCLI Reference

# Remove-VDSwitch

## Synopsis

This cmdlet removes vSphere distributed switches.

Syntax

Remove-VDSwitch [-VDSwitch] <VDSwitch[]> [-RunAsync] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VDSwitch
New-VDSwitch
Export-VDSwitch
Set-VDSwitch

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes vSphere distributed switches.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
VDSwitch | VDSwitch[] | Specifies the vSphere distributed switches that you want to remove. | 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
RunAsync | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console. | false | false
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | 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

None

Notes

Examples

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

    Get-VDSwitch -Name MyVDSwitch | Remove-VDSwitch

Removes the specified vSphere distributed switch.

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