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Get-VBRViVirtualSwitch

Short Description

Returns VMware virtual switches.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Get-VBRViVirtualSwitch -Server <Object[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns VMware virtual switches that are created on a ESXi host or cluster.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Server	Specifies the ESX or ESXi host or cluster. The cmdlet will return the virtual switches created on this host or cluster.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Return Type

VBRViVirtualSwitch

Example 1

This example shows how to get switches created on the host named "ESXiHost" .

Run Get-VBRServer to get the host. Save it to the $server variable.
Run Get-VBRViVirtualSwitch using the $server variable.

$server = Get-VBRServer –Type ESXi -Name "ESXiHost"

Get-VBRViVirtualSwitch -Server $server

Example 2

This example shows how to get switches created on the VMware cluster named "vSAN" .

Run Find-VBRViEntity to get the cluster. Save it to the $cluster variable.
Run Get-VBRViVirtualSwitch using the $cluster variable.

$cluster = Find-VBRViEntity -Server ESXiHost -HostsAndClusters -Name vSAN

Get-VBRViVirtualSwitch -Server $cluster

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