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New-NBDCIMCable

Since

v4.4.10.0

SYNOPSIS

Creates a new cable in Netbox DCIM module.

SYNTAX

New-NBDCIMCable [-A_Terminations] <Object[]> [-B_Terminations] <Object[]> [[-Type] <String>] [[-Status] <String>] [[-Tenant] <UInt64>] [[-Label] <String>] [[-Color] <String>] [[-Length] <Decimal>] [[-Length_Unit] <String>] [[-Description] <String>] [[-Comments] <String>] [[-Tags] <Object[]>] [[-Custom_Fields] <Hashtable>] [[-Cable_Profile] <String>] [-Raw] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Creates a new cable connecting two termination points in Netbox. Supports connecting interfaces, console ports, power ports, etc.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

$termA = @{ object_type = 'dcim.interface'; object_id = 1 } $termB = @{ object_type = 'dcim.interface'; object_id = 2 } New-NBDCIMCable -A_Terminations @($termA) -B_Terminations @($termB)

EXAMPLE 2

```

Connect two interfaces by ID using helper

New-NBDCIMCable -A_Terminations @(@{object_type='dcim.interface';object_id=10}) -B_Terminations @(@{object_type='dcim.interface';object_id=20}) -Type 'cat6' -Status 'connected' -Label 'Patch-001' ```

PARAMETERS

-A_Terminations

Array of termination objects for the A side. Each object should have: - object_type: The type (e.g., 'dcim.interface', 'dcim.consoleport') - object_id: The ID of the object

```yaml Type: Object[] Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: True Position: 1 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-B_Terminations

Array of termination objects for the B side. Same format as A_Terminations.

```yaml Type: Object[] Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: True Position: 2 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Type

Cable type (e.g., 'cat5', 'cat5e', 'cat6', 'cat6a', 'cat7', 'cat7a', 'cat8', 'dac-active', 'dac-passive', 'mrj21-trunk', 'coaxial', 'mmf', 'mmf-om1', 'mmf-om2', 'mmf-om3', 'mmf-om4', 'mmf-om5', 'smf', 'smf-os1', 'smf-os2', 'aoc', 'power')

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 3 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Status

Cable status: 'connected', 'planned', 'decommissioning'

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 4 Default value: Connected Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Tenant

Tenant ID

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 5 Default value: 0 Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Label

Cable label

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 6 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Color

Cable color (hex code without #)

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 7 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Length

Cable length

```yaml Type: Decimal Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 8 Default value: 0 Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Length_Unit

Length unit: 'm', 'cm', 'ft', 'in'

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 9 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Description

Cable description

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 10 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Comments

Additional comments

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 11 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Tags

Array of tag names or IDs

```yaml Type: Object[] Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 12 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Custom_Fields

Hashtable of custom field values

```yaml Type: Hashtable Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: 13 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Cable_Profile

Cable profile for path tracing (Netbox 4.5+ only). Defines how connectors/lanes on one side map to those on the other side. Available profiles: - Single: 1c1p, 1c2p, 1c4p, 1c6p, 1c8p, 1c12p, 1c16p - Trunk: 2c1p, 2c2p, 2c4p, 2c4p-shuffle, 2c6p, 2c8p, 2c12p, 4c1p, 4c2p, 4c4p, 4c4p-shuffle, 4c6p, 4c8p, 8c4p - Breakout: 1c4p-4c1p, 1c6p-6c1p, 2c4p-8c1p-shuffle

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases: Profile

Required: False Position: 14 Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Raw

Return the raw API response

```yaml Type: SwitchParameter Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

Required: False Position: Named Default value: False Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

```yaml Type: SwitchParameter Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases: wi

Required: False Position: Named Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

```yaml Type: SwitchParameter Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases: cf

Required: False Position: Named Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

```yaml Type: ActionPreference Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases: proga

Required: False Position: Named Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.Management.Automation.PSObject

NOTES

AddedInVersion: v4.4.10.0

Common parameters

common request params

https://netbox.readthedocs.io/en/stable/rest-api/overview/