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New-NBDCIMDevice

Since

v1.0.4

SYNOPSIS

Creates one or more devices in Netbox DCIM module.

SYNTAX

Single (Default)

New-NBDCIMDevice -Name <String> -Role <Object> -Device_Type <Object> -Site <UInt64> [-Status <String>] [-Platform <UInt64>] [-Tenant <UInt64>] [-Cluster <UInt64>] [-Rack <UInt64>] [-Position <UInt16>] [-Face <String>] [-Serial <String>] [-Asset_Tag <String>] [-Virtual_Chassis <UInt64>] [-VC_Priority <UInt64>] [-VC_Position <UInt64>] [-Primary_IP4 <UInt64>] [-Primary_IP6 <UInt64>] [-Comments <String>] [-Description <String>] [-Custom_Fields <Hashtable>] [-Owner <UInt64>] [-Tags <Object[]>] [-Raw] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Bulk

New-NBDCIMDevice -InputObject <PSObject> [-BatchSize <Int32>] [-Force] [-Tags <Object[]>] [-Raw] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Creates a new device in Netbox DCIM module. Supports both single device creation with individual parameters and bulk creation via pipeline input.

For bulk operations, use the -BatchSize parameter to control how many devices are sent per API request. This significantly improves performance when creating many devices.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

New-NBDCIMDevice -Name "server01" -Role 1 -Device_Type 1 -Site 1

Creates a single device named "server01".

EXAMPLE 2

$devices = @( [PSCustomObject]@{Name="srv01"; Role=1; Device_Type=1; Site=1} [PSCustomObject]@{Name="srv02"; Role=1; Device_Type=1; Site=1} ) $devices | New-NBDCIMDevice -BatchSize 50

Creates multiple devices using bulk API operations.

EXAMPLE 3

1..100 | ForEach-Object { [PSCustomObject]@{Name="srv$_"; Role=1; Device_Type=1; Site=1} } | New-NBDCIMDevice -BatchSize 50 -Force

Creates 100 devices in 2 bulk API calls, skipping confirmation.

PARAMETERS

-Name

The name of the device. Required for single device creation.

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Role

The device role ID or name. Required for single device creation. Alias: Device_Role (backwards compatibility with Netbox 3.x)

```yaml Type: Object Parameter Sets: Single Aliases: Device_Role

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

-Device_Type

The device type ID. Required for single device creation.

```yaml Type: Object Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Site

The site ID. Required for single device creation.

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Status

{{ Fill Status Description }}

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Platform

{{ Fill Platform Description }}

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Tenant

{{ Fill Tenant Description }}

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Cluster

{{ Fill Cluster Description }}

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Rack

{{ Fill Rack Description }}

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Position

{{ Fill Position Description }}

```yaml Type: UInt16 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Face

{{ Fill Face Description }}

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Serial

{{ Fill Serial Description }}

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Asset_Tag

{{ Fill Asset_Tag Description }}

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Virtual_Chassis

{{ Fill Virtual_Chassis Description }}

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-VC_Priority

{{ Fill VC_Priority Description }}

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-VC_Position

{{ Fill VC_Position Description }}

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Primary_IP4

{{ Fill Primary_IP4 Description }}

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Primary_IP6

{{ Fill Primary_IP6 Description }}

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Comments

{{ Fill Comments Description }}

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Description

Short description of the device (optional).

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Custom_Fields

{{ Fill Custom_Fields Description }}

```yaml Type: Hashtable Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-Owner

The owner ID for object ownership (Netbox 4.5+ only).

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Single Aliases:

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

-InputObject

Pipeline input for bulk operations. Each object should contain the required properties: Name, Role, Device_Type, Site.

```yaml Type: PSObject Parameter Sets: Bulk Aliases:

Required: True Position: Named Default value: None Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue) Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-BatchSize

Number of devices to create per API request in bulk mode. Default: 0 (no batching - backwards compatible single-item mode) Range: 1-1000

```yaml Type: Int32 Parameter Sets: Bulk Aliases:

Required: False Position: Named Default value: 100 Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Force

Skip confirmation prompts for bulk operations.

```yaml Type: SwitchParameter Parameter Sets: Bulk Aliases:

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

-Tags

Common parameters

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

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

-Raw

Return the raw API response instead of the results array.

```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

[PSCustomObject] The created device object(s).

[BulkOperationResult] When using -BatchSize, returns bulk operation result.

NOTES

AddedInVersion: v1.0.4

Common parameters

common request params
common bulk params

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