Learning PowerCLI

Using distributed virtual port groups

In this section, you will learn how to use port groups on Distributed Virtual Switches.

Creating distributed virtual port groups

You can use the New-VDPortgroup cmdlet to create distributed virtual port groups from scratch, from the reference port groups, or from an export of a Distributed Virtual Switch. The syntax of the New-VDPortgroup cmdlet is as follows:

New-VDPortgroup [-VDSwitch] <VDSwitch> -Name <String> [-Notes <String>] [-NumPorts <Int32>] [-VlanId <Int32>] [-VlanTrunkRange <VlanRangeList>] [-PortBinding <DistributedPortGroupPortBinding>] [-RunAsync] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
New-VDPortgroup [-VDSwitch] <VDSwitch> [-Name <String>] -ReferencePortgroup <VDPortgroup> ...