Rename-VMSwitch

Rename-VMSwitch

Renames a virtual switch.

Syntax

Parameter Set: SwitchName
Rename-VMSwitch [-Name] <String> [-NewName] <String> [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-Passthru] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: SwitchObject
Rename-VMSwitch [-VMSwitch] <VMSwitch> [-NewName] <String> [-Passthru] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Rename-VMSwitch cmdlet renames a virtual switch.

Parameters

-ComputerName<String[]>

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which the virtual switch is to be renamed. 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.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

.

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Name<String>

Specifies the name of the virtual switch to be renamed.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

true

-NewName<String>

Specifies the name to which the virtual switch is to be renamed.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

3

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Passthru

Specifies that a Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.EthernetSwitch object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual switch to be renamed.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-VMSwitch<VMSwitch>

Specifies the virtual switch to be renamed.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • None by default; Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.EthernetSwitch if –PassThru is specified.

Examples

Example 1

Renames virtual switch QoS Switch as IIS Switch.

PS C:\> Rename-VMSwitch “QoS Switch” –NewName “IIS Switch”