Enable-VMSwitchExtension
Enables one or more extensions on one or more switches.
Syntax
Enable-VMSwitchExtension
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ComputerName <String[]>]
[-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
[-Name] <String[]>
[<CommonParameters>] Enable-VMSwitchExtension
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ComputerName <String[]>]
[-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
[-Name] <String[]>
[-VMSwitchName] <String[]>
[<CommonParameters>] Enable-VMSwitchExtension
[-Name] <String[]>
[-VMSwitch] <VMSwitch[]>
[<CommonParameters>] Enable-VMSwitchExtension
[-VMSwitchExtension] <VMSwitchExtension[]>
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Enable-VMSwitchExtension cmdlet enables one or more extensions on one or more switches. You can use the Get-VMSystemSwitchExtension cmdlet to enumerate the virtual switch extensions installed on the system.
Examples
Example 1
PS C:\> Enable-VMSwitchExtension -VMSwitchName External -Name "Microsoft Windows Filtering Platform"Enables WFP ("Microsoft Windows Filtering Platform") on a virtual switch named External.
Parameters
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
| Type: | CimSession[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ComputerName
Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which an extension is to be enabled. 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.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | PSComputerName |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Credential
Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
| Type: | PSCredential[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of the network extension to be enabled.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMSwitch
Specifies the virtual switch on which the extension is to be enabled.
| Type: | VMSwitch[] |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMSwitchExtension
Specifies the extension to be enabled.
| Type: | VMSwitchExtension[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMSwitchName
Specifies the name of the switch on which the extension is to be enabled.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Outputs
Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VMSwitchExtension