Resource Type: dsc_xvmswitch

Defined in:

lib/puppet/type/dsc_xvmswitch.rb

Providers:

powershell

Overview

The DSC xVMSwitch resource type. Automatically generated from ‘xHyper-V/DSCResources/MSFT_xVMSwitch/MSFT_xVMSwitch.schema.mof’

To learn more about PowerShell Desired State Configuration, please visit technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn249912.aspx.

For more information about built-in DSC Resources, please visit technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn249921.aspx.

For more information about xDsc Resources, please visit github.com/PowerShell/DscResources.

Properties

• ensure

  The basic property that the resource should be in.

  Supported values:

  • exists?
  • present
  • absent

Parameters

• dsc_allowmanagementos

  AllowManagementOS - Specify if the VM host has access to the physical NIC

  Supported values:

  • true
  • false
• dsc_bandwidthreservationmode

  BandwidthReservationMode - Type of Bandwidth Reservation Mode to use for the switch Valid values are Default, Weight, Absolute, None, NA.

• dsc_enableembeddedteaming

  EnableEmbeddedTeaming - Should embedded NIC teaming be used (Windows Server 2016 only)

  Supported values:

  • true
  • false
• dsc_ensure

  Ensure - Whether switch should be present or absent Valid values are Present, Absent.

• dsc_id

  Id - Unique ID for the switch

• dsc_loadbalancingalgorithm

  LoadBalancingAlgorithm - Specifies the load balancing algorithm that this switch team uses Valid values are Dynamic, HyperVPort.

• dsc_name

  Name - Name of the VM Switch

• dsc_netadapterinterfacedescription

  NetAdapterInterfaceDescription - Description of the network interface

• dsc_netadaptername

  NetAdapterName - Network adapter name(s) for external switch type

• dsc_psdscrunascredential

  PsDscRunAsCredential

• dsc_type

  Type - Type of switch Valid values are External, Internal, Private.

• name (namevar)
• provider

  The specific backend to use for this ‘dsc_xvmswitch` resource. You will seldom need to specify this — Puppet will usually discover the appropriate provider for your platform.