Remove-VMSwitch
Remove-VMSwitch
Deletes a virtual switch.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Name
Remove-VMSwitch [-Name] <String[]> [[-ResourcePoolName] <String[]> ] [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-Force] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: SwitchObject
Remove-VMSwitch [-VMSwitch] <VMSwitch[]> [[-ResourcePoolName] <String[]> ] [-Force] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Remove-VMSwitch cmdlet deletes a virtual switch.
Parameters
-ComputerName<String[]>
Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which the virtual switch is to be deleted. 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 |
-Force
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Name<String[]>
Specifies the name of the virtual switch to be deleted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
true |
-ResourcePoolName<String[]>
Specifies the name of the resource pool from which the switch is to be deleted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
2 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
true |
-VMSwitch<VMSwitch[]>
Specifies the virtual switch to be deleted.
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.
Examples
Example 1
Removes a virtual switch named Qos Switch.
PS C:\> Remove-VMSwitch “QoS Switch”