New-Network Switch Vlan

Module:
networkswitchmanager
Creates a VLAN for a network switch.

Syntax 

New-NetworkSwitchVlan
   [-CimSession] <CimSession>
   [[-Caption] <String>]
   [[-Description] <String>]
   [-VlanID] <Int32>
   [-Name] <String>
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-NetworkSwitchVlan cmdlet creates a virtual local area network (VLAN) for a network switch.

Examples

Example 1: Create a VLAN 

PS C:\>$Session = New-CimSession -ComputerName "NetworkSwitch08"
PS C:\> New-NetworkSwitchVlan -Name "Contoso07VLAN" -Caption "VLAN 07" -CimSession $Session
Caption             Description         ElementName         InstanceID                       VlanID PSComputerName    
-------             -----------         -----------         ----------                       ------ --------------    
VLAN 07                                 VLAN0004            Contoso:NetworkVL...                  4 10.19.26.4

The first command creates a CimSession for a network switch, and then stores it in the $Session variable. For more information about CimSession objects, type Get-Help New-CimSession .

The second creates a VLAN for the switch NetworkSwitch08 by using the $Session object.

Required Parameters

-CimSession

Specifies the CimSession that this cmdlet uses to connect to the network switch. For more information about CimSession objects, type Get-Help New-CimSession .

Type: CimSession
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Name

Specifies a name to use as the VLAN ElementName . This is a friendly name.

Type: String
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-VlanID

Specifies a VLAN ID for the new VLAN.

Type: Int32
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Optional Parameters

-Caption

Specifies a caption for the new VLAN.

Type: String
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Description

Specifies a description of the new VLAN.

Type: String
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Inputs

None

Outputs

None

This cmdlet does not generate any output.