## PowerCLI Reference

# New-VirtualPortGroup

## Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a new port group on the specified host.

Syntax

New-VirtualPortGroup [-Name] <String> [-VirtualSwitch] <VirtualSwitch> [-VLanId <Int32>] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Remove-VirtualPortGroup
Set-VirtualPortGroup
Get-VirtualPortGroup

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a new port group on the host using the provided parameters.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Name | String | Specifies a name for the new port group. | true | false
VirtualSwitch | VirtualSwitch | Specifies the virtual switch for which you want to create a new port group. | 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
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
VLanId | Int32 | Specifies the VLAN ID for ports using this port group. The following values are valid: 0 - specifies that you do not want to associate the port group with a VLAN. 1 to 4094 - specifies a VLAN ID for the port group. 4095 - specifies that the port group should use trunk mode, which allows the guest operating system to manage its own VLAN tags. | 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 newly created VirtualPortGroup object

Notes

Examples

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

    $vswitch =  New-VirtualSwitch -VMHost 10.23.114.234 -Name VSwitch

    $vportgroup =  New-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $vswitch  -Name VPortGroup

Creates a virtual port group named VPortGroup on the virtual switch VSwitch.

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