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dpmvc-virtualswitch Command--Manage Virtual Switches (Funclet)

The dpmvc-virtualswitch command lets you manage virtual switches.

• Create a virtual switch
• Update the properties of a virtual switch
• Delete a virtual switch
• Create a port group for a virtual switch
• Update the port group properties of a virtual switch
• Remove a port group from a virtual switch
• Rename a port group of a virtual switch

The command has the following formats:

dpmvc-virtualswitch {-vs_add | -vs_update}
-vc_server vcservername
-esx_host_name esxhostname 
-switch_name switchname
-nic_names nicname1 [,nicname2, ...] 

dpmvc-virtualswitch -vs_remove
-vc_server vcservername
-esx_host_name esxhostname 
-switch_name switchname 

dpmvc-virtualswitch -add_portgroup
-vc_server vcservername
-esx_host_name esxhostname 
-switch_name switchname
-portgroup_name portgroupname
[-vlan vlanID] 

dpmvc-virtualswitch -update_portgroup
-vc_server vcservername
-esx_host_name esxhostname 
-switch_name switchname
-portgroup_name portgroupname
[-portgroup_newname portgroupnewname]
[-vlan vlanID] 

dpmvc-virtualswitch -remove_portgroup
-vc_server vcservername
-esx_host_name esxhostname 
-portgroup_name portgroupname
[-vlan vlanID] 

dpmvc-virtualswitch -rename_portgroup
-vc_server vcservername
-esx_host_name esxhostname 
-switch_name switchname
-portgroup_name portgroupname
-portgroup_newname portgroupnewname 

-vc_server vcservername

Specifies the vCenter Server to access when you have multiple vCenter Servers. Optional for single vCenter Server environments.

-esx_host_name esxhostname

Specifies the name of the ESX server that hosts a VM.

-switch_name switchname

Specifies the switch name to perform the operation on.

-nic_names nicname1 [,nicname2, ...]

Specifies a list of physical NICs seperated by a comma. If you specify multiple NICs, use double quotes to escape the argument, for example: "sc1,nfs1,mnic1,mnic2".

-portgroup_name portgroupname

Specifies the port group name.

-portgroup_newname portgroupnewname

Specifies the new port group name.

-vlan vlanID

(Optional) Specifies an Integer value (vlan ID) used for the virtual portgroup operations.

Example

This example creates a new virtual switch.

dpmvc-virtualswitch -vs_add -vc_server vc5master -esx_host_name esx5 
-switch_name switch1 -nic_names "sc1,nfs1,mnic1,mnic2"