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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

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.

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')

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'

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-Tenant

Tenant ID

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-Label

Cable label

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 #)

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-Length

Cable length

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'

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-Description

Cable description

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-Comments

Additional comments

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 }}

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/