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Enable-VMSwitchExtension

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Module:
Hyper-V

Enables one or more extensions on one or more switches.

Syntax

PowerShell 
Enable-VMSwitchExtension
      [-ComputerName <String[]>]
      [-Name] <String[]>
      [<CommonParameters>]
PowerShell 
Enable-VMSwitchExtension
      [-ComputerName <String[]>]
      [-Name] <String[]>
      [-VMSwitchName] <String[]>
      [<CommonParameters>]
PowerShell 
Enable-VMSwitchExtension
      [-Name] <String[]>
      [-VMSwitch] <VMSwitch[]>
      [<CommonParameters>]
PowerShell 
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

PowerShell 
PS C:\> Enable-VMSwitchExtension -VMSwitchName External -Name "Microsoft Windows Filtering Platform"

Enables WFP ("Microsoft Windows Filtering Platform") on a virtual switch named External.

Parameters

-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:.
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
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.NetworkExtension