Add-VMFibreChannelHba
Add-VMFibreChannelHba
Adds a virtual Fibre Channel host bus adapter to a virtual machine.
Syntax
Parameter Set: VMName and GenerateWwn
Add-VMFibreChannelHba [-VMName] <String> [-SanName] <String> [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-GenerateWwn] [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: VM object and GenerateWwn
Add-VMFibreChannelHba [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-SanName] <String> [-GenerateWwn] [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: VM Object and manual WWN
Add-VMFibreChannelHba [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-SanName] <String> -WorldWideNodeNameSetA <String> -WorldWideNodeNameSetB <String> -WorldWidePortNameSetA <String> -WorldWidePortNameSetB <String> [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: VMName and manual WWN
Add-VMFibreChannelHba [-VMName] <String> [-SanName] <String> -WorldWideNodeNameSetA <String> -WorldWideNodeNameSetB <String> -WorldWidePortNameSetA <String> -WorldWidePortNameSetB <String> [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Add-VMFibreChannelHba cmdlet adds a virtual Fibre Channel host bus adapter to a virtual machine.
Parameters
-ComputerName<String[]>
Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which a virtual Fibre Channel host bus adapter is to be added. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully-qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer — use “localhost” or a dot (“.”) to specify the local computer explicitly.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
. |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Passthru
Specifies that an object representing the virtual machine to which the virtual Fibre Channel host bus adapter being added is to be passed through to the pipeline.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-SanName<String>
Specifies the virtual storage area network (SAN) name to associate with this virtual Fibre Channel host bus adapter. Use the Get-VMSan cmdlet to get a list of all virtual SANs on the host.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
2 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VM<VirtualMachine[]>
Specifies the virtual machine to which the virtual Fibre Channel host bus adapter is to be added.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VMName<String>
Specifies the name of the virtual machine to which the virtual Fibre Channel host bus adapter is to be added.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WorldWideNodeNameSetA<String>
Specifies the world wide node name of address A associated with the Fibre Channel host bus adapter to be added.
Aliases |
Wwnn1 |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WorldWideNodeNameSetB<String>
Specifies the world wide node name of address B associated with the Fibre Channel host bus adapter to be added.
Aliases |
Wwnn2 |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WorldWidePortNameSetA<String>
Specifies the world wide port name of address A associated with the Fibre Channel host bus adapter to be added.
Aliases |
Wwpn1 |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WorldWidePortNameSetB<String>
Specifies the world wide port name of address B associated with the Fibre Channel host bus adapter to be added.
Aliases |
Wwpn2 |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-GenerateWwn
Specifies that the world wide names for the Fibre Channel host bus adapter are to be generated automatically. When specified, the WorldWideNodeNameSetA, WorldWideNodeNameSetB, WorldWidePortNameSetA, and WorldWidePortNameSetB parameters cannot be used.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
- None
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- None by default; Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.VirtualMachine if –PassThru is specified.
Examples
Example 1
This example adds the virtual Fibre Channel host bus adapter associated with virtual storage area network Production to a virtual machine named MyVM.
PS C:\> Add-VMFibreChannelHba –VMName MyVM –SanName Production