5.5.52 Add a port group to the standard virtual switch
Function
This plugin creates a new port group and adds it to the standard virtual switch (vNetwork standard switch or vSphere standard switch) in a VMware vSphere environment.
This plugin requires the following servers:
- vCenter server
A server on which VMware vCenter Server is installed
- ESX server
A server on which VMware vSphere ESXi is installed
- vCenter control server (execution target server)
A server on which VMware vSphere PowerCLI is installed. The plugin is transferred to and executed on this server by JP1/AO.
Use situation
This plugin can be used to add a new port group to the standard virtual switch.
Prerequisites
See the Release Notes for the latest support statuses of prerequisite products for the execution-target system, prerequisite products on the execution-target server, and the supported OSs for the prerequisite products for the execution-target server.
In addition, the following OS and products use abbreviations. For the abbreviations of OS and products, see the "Preface".
Prerequisite products for the execution-target system:
(1) Prerequisite product for the vCenter server
- VMware vCenter Server
(2) VMware vSphere ESXi to manage virtual servers
Conditions for using the prerequisite products for the execution-target system:
(1) VMware vSphere ESXi must be managed by VMware vCenter Server.
(2) Conditions for settings on VMware vCenter Server
- The VMware-related names shown below are case sensitive in VMware, but the specified names are not case sensitive in the vSphere PowerCLI instance that is executed by this plugin.
Therefore, this plugin cannot be used in an environment in which duplicate names with different case letters are used.
- Standard virtual switch name
- Port group name
Prerequisite products on the execution-target server:
- VMware PowerCLI
Supported OSs for the prerequisite products for the execution-target server:
- Windows Server
Cautions
(1) Do not specify a string containing a double-quotation mark (") or single quotation mark (') for a property of this plugin.
Execution privilege
(1) Users who connect to VMware vCenter Server must have system administrator permissions.
Version
02.11.00
Plug-in tags
Modify VM,VMware vSphere
Plug-in name displayed in the task log
vsphereAddPortGroup
Return code
0: Normal
12: Error (Mistake by user) Invalid property
23: Error (Invalid environment) The environment requirements are not met.
27: Error (Check with the task log about the error details.) Unidentified error
41: Error (An error was detected in the component.) Property not entered (An error was detected in the component script.)
Property list
The following table lists the properties:
Property key |
Property name |
Description |
Default value |
I/O type |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
plugin.destinationHost |
Host name of the execution target server |
Specify the host name or IP address of the server on which this plugin will be executed. IPv6 addresses are not supported. |
-- |
Input |
R |
VMware.vCenterServerName |
Host name of the vCenter server |
Specify the host name or IP address of the destination vCenter server. IPv6 addresses are not supported. |
-- |
Input |
R |
VMware.userName |
User name for connecting to the VMware vCenter Server |
Specify the user name for connecting to the VMware vCenter Server. |
-- |
Input |
R |
VMware.password |
Password for connecting to the VMware vCenter Server |
Specify the password for connecting to the VMware vCenter Server. |
-- |
Input |
R |
VMware.portNumber |
Port number for connecting to the VMware vCenter server |
Specify the number of the port for connecting to VMware vCenter Server (for the VMware vCenter Server Web service). |
443 |
Input |
O |
VMware.protocol |
Protocol for connecting to the VMware vCenter server |
Specify either HTTP or HTTPS as the protocol for connecting to VMware vCenter Server. |
https |
Input |
R |
VMware.vmHostName |
Host name of the ESX server |
Specify the host name of the ESX server. |
-- |
Input |
R |
VMware.targetVSwitchName |
Standard virtual switch name |
Specifies the name of the standard virtual switch to which you want to add a port group. |
-- |
Input |
R |
VMware.newPortGroupName |
Port group name |
Specifies the name of the port group that you want to create. |
-- |
Input |
R |
VMware.vlanID |
VLAN ID |
Specifies the VLAN ID to be set for the new port group. You can specify a number in the range from 1 to 4,094. To not set a VLAN ID, specify 0. To use the port group in trunk mode, specify 4,095. If the specification is omitted, no VLAN ID is set. |
-- |
Input |
O |
common.returnValue |
Return value for the plugin |
The return value of this plugin stored. |
-- |
Output |
O |