Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter

Removes a virtual network adapter object from VMM.

Description

The Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter cmdlet removes one or more virtual network adapter objects from a virtual machine, virtual machine template, or hardware profile used in a System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) environment. 

This cmdlet returns the object upon success (with the property MarkedForDeletion set to TRUE) or returns an error message upon failure.

For more information about Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter, type: "Get-Help Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -online".

Parameters

SlotID

Required? true
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies a numerical ID used to identify a device.

JobGroup

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies an identifier for a series of commands that will run as a set just before the final command that includes the same job group identifier runs.

JobVariable

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

PROTipID

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies the ID of the PRO tip that triggered this action. This allows for auditing of PRO tips.

RunAsynchronously

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

VirtualNetworkAdapter

Required? true
Accept Pipeline Input? true (ByValue)
Position? 0 
Specifies a virtual network adapter object for a virtual machine. 

TYPE OF HOST	NUMBER OF VIRTUAL NETWORK ADAPTERS
------------	----------------------------------
Hyper-V		 Up to 4 emulated adapters per virtual machine.
Up to 8 synthetic adapters per virtual machine.
(Exception: no driver available for an emulated 
network adapter on a Windows Server 2003 x64 guest.)
VMware ESX		Up to 4 emulated adapters per virtual machine.
Citrix XenServer  Up to 7 emulated adapters per virtual machine.

JobGroup

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies an identifier for a series of commands that will run as a set just before the final command that includes the same job group identifier runs.

JobVariable

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

PROTipID

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies the ID of the PRO tip that triggered this action. This allows for auditing of PRO tips.

RunAsynchronously

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately. 

Requires a VMM virtual network adapter object, which can be retrieved by using the Get-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter cmdlet.

Examples

1: Remove a virtual network adapter with the specified MAC address from a virtual machine. 
PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM01"
PS C:\> $Adapter = Get-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -VM $VM | where { $_.PhysicalAddress -eq "00:16:D3:CC:00:1B" }
PS C:\> Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -VirtualNetworkAdapter $Adapter

The first command gets the virtual machine object named VM01 and stores the object in the $VM variable.

The second command gets the virtual network adapter object on VM01 that has the specified MAC address and stores the object in the $Adapter variable.

The last command removes the virtual network adapter stored in $Adapter from VM01.
2: Remove a virtual network adapter connected to a specific virtual network from a virtual machine. 
PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM02"
PS C:\> $Adapter = Get-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -VM $VM | where { $_.VirtualNetwork -eq "ExternalVirtualNetwork01" }
PS C:\> Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -VirtualNetworkAdapter $Adapter

The first command gets the virtual machine object named VM02 and stores the object in the $VM variable. 

The second command gets the virtual network adapter object on VM02 that is connected to the specified virtual network and stores the object in the $Adapter variable.

The last command removes the virtual network adapter object stored in $Adapter from VM02.
3: Remove the only virtual network adapter from a virtual machine. 
PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM03"
PS C:\> $Adapter = Get-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -VM $VM
PS C:\> Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -VirtualNetworkAdapter $Adapter 

The first command gets the virtual machine object named VM03 and stores the object in the $VM variable.

The second command gets the virtual network adapter object on VM03 and stores the object in the $Adapter variable. This example assumes that VM03 has only one virtual network adapter.

The last command removes the virtual network adapter object stored in $Adapter from VM03.
4: Remove all virtual network adapters from a virtual machine. 
PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM04"
PS C:\> $Adapters = Get-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -VM $VM
PS C:\> $Adapters | Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter 

The first command gets the virtual machine object named VM04 and stores the object in the $VM variable.

The second command gets all virtual network adapter objects on VM04 and stores the objects in the $Adapters object array. 

The last command passes each object stored in $Adapters to Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter, which removes each virtual network adapter object from VM04.
5: Remove the second virtual network adapter from a virtual machine that has three virtual network adapters. 
PS C:\> $VM = Get-SCVirtualMachine -Name "VM05"
PS C:\> $Adapters = Get-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter -VM $VM
PS C:\> $Adapters[1] | Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter 

The first command gets the virtual machine object named VM05 and stores the object in the $VM variable.

The second command gets all virtual network adapter objects on VM05 and stores the objects in the $Adapters object array. This example assumes that VM05 has three virtual network adapters.

The last command passes the second virtual network adapter object ($Adapters [1]) to the Remove-SCVirtualNetworkAdapter cmdlet, which removes this virtual network adapter object from VM05.

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