Remove-VMNetworkAdapter
Removes one or more virtual network adapters from a virtual machine.
Syntax
Remove-VMNetworkAdapter
[-VMName] <String[]>
[-ComputerName <String[]>]
[-Name <String>]
[-Passthru]
[-VMNetworkAdapterName <String>]
[-Confirm]
[-WhatIf]
Remove-VMNetworkAdapter
[-ComputerName <String[]>]
[-Name <String>]
[-Passthru]
[-SwitchName <String>]
[-VMNetworkAdapterName <String>]
[-ManagementOS]
[-Confirm]
[-WhatIf]
Remove-VMNetworkAdapter
[-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
[-Name <String>]
[-Passthru]
[-VMNetworkAdapterName <String>]
[-Confirm]
[-WhatIf]
Remove-VMNetworkAdapter
[-VMNetworkAdapter] <VMNetworkAdapterBase[]>
[-Passthru]
[-Confirm]
[-WhatIf]
Description
The Remove-VMNetworkAdapter cmdlet removes one or more virtual network adapters from a virtual machine.
Examples
Example 1
PS C:\>Remove-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName Redmond -VMNetworkAdapterName Redmond_NIC1
This example removes network adapter Redmond_NIC1 from a virtual machine named Redmond.
Parameters
-ComputerName
Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which the virtual network adapter is to be removed. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully-qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer - use "localhost" or a dot (".") to specify the local computer explicitly.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | . |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ManagementOS
Specifies the management operating system of the virtual network adapter to be removed.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of the virtual network adapter to be removed.
Type: | String |
Aliases: | VMNetworkAdapterName |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Passthru
Specifies that an object to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual machine network adapter to be removed. This is a Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.VMInternalNetworkAdapter object, if -ManagementOS is specified; otherwise it is a Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.VMNetworkAdapter object.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-SwitchName
Specifies the name of the virtual switch connected to the virtual network adapter to be removed.
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VM
Specifies the virtual machine that has the virtual network adapter you want to remove.
Type: | VirtualMachine[] |
Position: | 1 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMName
Specifies the name of the virtual machine that has the virtual network adapter you want to remove.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | 1 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMNetworkAdapter
Specifies the virtual machine network adapter to be removed.
Type: | VMNetworkAdapterBase[] |
Position: | 1 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMNetworkAdapterName
Specifies the name of the virtual network adapter to be removed.
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Outputs
None by default. If -PassThru is specified, Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.VMInternalNetworkAdapter, if -ManagementOS is also specified;otherwise Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.VMNetworkAdapter.
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