PowerCLI Reference

New-VMHostRoute

Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a new route in the routing table of a host.

Syntax

New-VMHostRoute [-VMHost] <VMHost[]> -Destination <IPAddress> -Gateway <IPAddress> -PrefixLength <Int32> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VMHostRoute
Remove-VMHostRoute
Set-VMHostRoute

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a new route in the routing table of a host.

Parameters

NameTypeDescriptionRequired?Pipeline InputDefault Value
VMHostVMHost[]Specifies the host for which you want to create a new route.truetrue (ByValue)
ConfirmSwitchParameterIf 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.falsefalse
DestinationIPAddressSpecifies a destination IP address for the new route.truefalse
GatewayIPAddressSpecifies a gateway IP address for the new route.truefalse
PrefixLengthInt32Specifies the prefix length of the destination IP address. For IPv4, the valid values are from 0 to 32, and for IPv6 - from 0 to 128.truefalse
ServerVIServer[]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.falsefalse
WhatIfSwitchParameterIndicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.falsefalse

Return Type

The one or more newly created VMHostRoute objects

Notes

Supported only on ESX 4.1/ vCenter Server 4.1 and later.

Examples

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

New-VMHostRoute -VMHost 10.23.114.195 -Destination 192.168.103.102 -PrefixLength 32 -Gateway 10.23.84.53

Creates a route for the specified host.


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