PowerCLI Reference

Set-VDPort

Synopsis

This cmdlet modifies the configuration of virtual distributed ports.

Syntax

Set-VDPort [-VDPort] <VDPort[]> [-Description <String>] [-Name <String>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online Version
Get-VDPort

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies the configuration of virtual distributed ports.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
VDPort	VDPort[]	Specifies the virtual distributed port that you want to configure.	true	True (ByValue)
Confirm	SwitchParameter	If 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.	false	False
Description	String	Specifies a description for the virtual distributed port that you want to configure.	false	False
Name	String	Specifies a new name for the virtual distributed port that you want to configure.	false	False
WhatIf	SwitchParameter	Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.	false	False

Return Type

The modified VDPort objects

Notes

Examples

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

$myVDPort = Get-VDPort -Key "Port0" -VDSwtich "MyVDSwitch"
Set-VDPort -VDPort $myVDPort -Name "MyUpdatedPortName" -Description "MyUpdatedVDPortDescription"

Updates the name and the description of a specified virtual distributed port inside a vSphere distributed switch named "MyVDSwitch".