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Set-NBVirtualMachine

Since

v1.0.4

SYNOPSIS

Updates one or more virtual machines in NetBox Virtualization module.

SYNTAX

Single (Default)

Set-NBVirtualMachine -Id <UInt64> [-Name <String>] [-Role <UInt64>] [-Cluster <UInt64>] [-Device <UInt64>]
 [-Virtual_Machine_Type <UInt64>] [-Serial <String>] [-Status <String>] [-Description <String>]
 [-Platform <UInt64>] [-Primary_IP4 <UInt64>] [-Primary_IP6 <UInt64>] [-VCPUs <UInt16>] [-Memory <UInt64>]
 [-Disk <UInt64>] [-Tenant <UInt64>] [-Comments <String>] [-Custom_Fields <Hashtable>]
 [-Start_On_Boot <String>] [-Force] [-Tags <Object[]>] [-Raw] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Bulk

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

DESCRIPTION

Updates existing virtual machines in NetBox Virtualization module. Supports both single VM updates with individual parameters and bulk updates via pipeline input.

For bulk operations, use the -BatchSize parameter to control how many VMs are sent per API request. Each object must have an Id property.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Set-NBVirtualMachine -Id 123 -Status "active"

Updates VM 123 to active status.

EXAMPLE 2

Get-NBVirtualMachine -Status "offline" | ForEach-Object {
    [PSCustomObject]@{Id = $_.id; Status = "active"}
} | Set-NBVirtualMachine -Force

Bulk update all offline VMs to active status.

EXAMPLE 3

$updates = @(
    [PSCustomObject]@{Id = 100; Status = "active"; Comments = "Migrated"}
    [PSCustomObject]@{Id = 101; Status = "active"; Comments = "Migrated"}
)
$updates | Set-NBVirtualMachine -BatchSize 50 -Force

Bulk update multiple VMs with different values.

PARAMETERS

-Id

The database ID of the virtual machine to update. Required for single updates.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Name

The new name for the VM.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Role

The device role ID.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Cluster

The cluster ID.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Device

The device ID to attach this VM to (NetBox 4.6+). Pass $null to clear.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Virtual_Machine_Type

The virtual machine type ID (NetBox 4.6+). Pass $null to clear.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Serial

Serial number of the VM.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Status

Status of the VM.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Description

Description of the VM.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Platform

The platform ID.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Primary_IP4

The primary IPv4 address ID.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Primary_IP6

The primary IPv6 address ID.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-VCPUs

Number of virtual CPUs.

Type: UInt16
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Memory

Memory in MB.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Disk

Disk size in GB.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Tenant

The tenant ID.

Type: UInt64
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Comments

Comments about the VM.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Custom_Fields

Hashtable of custom field values.

Type: Hashtable
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-Start_On_Boot

Boot behavior for the VM (NetBox 4.5+ only). Values: 'on', 'off', 'laststate'

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Single
Aliases:

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

-InputObject

Pipeline input for bulk operations. Each object MUST have an Id property.

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 VMs to update per API request in bulk mode. Default: 50, Range: 1-1000

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.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-Tags

One or more tags to assign to this object (tag names or IDs).

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.

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: v1.0.4

Common parameters

common request params

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