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Set-VMFirmware



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SYNOPSIS

Sets the firmware configuration of a virtual machine.

SYNTAX


Set-VMFirmware [-VMName] <String[]> [-BootOrder <VMComponentObject[]>] [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-EnableSecureBoot <OnOffState>] [-FirstBootDevice <VMComponentObject>]
[-Passthru] [-PreferredNetworkBootProtocol <IPProtocolPreference>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Set-VMFirmware [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-BootOrder <VMComponentObject[]>] [-EnableSecureBoot <OnOffState>] [-FirstBootDevice <VMComponentObject>] [-Passthru]
[-PreferredNetworkBootProtocol <IPProtocolPreference>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Set-VMFirmware [-VMFirmware] <VMFirmware[]> [-BootOrder <VMComponentObject[]>] [-EnableSecureBoot <OnOffState>] [-FirstBootDevice <VMComponentObject>] [-Passthru]
[-PreferredNetworkBootProtocol <IPProtocolPreference>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]



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DESCRIPTION


The Set-VMFirmware cmdlet sets the firmware configuration of a Generation 2 virtual machine.



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RELATED LINKS

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Get-VMFirmware

REMARKS

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Examples


Example 1

PS C:\> Set-VMFirmware "Test VM" -EnableSecureBoot On



This example enables secure boot functionality on the virtual machine “Test VM”.




Example 2

PS C:\> Set-VMFirmware "Test VM" -FirstBootDevice $vmNetworkAdapter



This example sets the virtual machine “Test VM” to boot off of the VM network adapter object stored in $vmNetworkAdapter. This object was acquired using get-VMNetworkAdapter.




Example 3

PS C:\> Set-VMFirmware "Test VM" -BootOrder $vmNetworkAdapter, $vmHardDiskDrive



Sets the boot order for the virtual machine “Test VM”. $vmNetworkAdapter contains a VM Network Adapter object (acquired using get-VMNetworkAdapter) and $vmHardDiskDrive
contains a VM hard disk object (acquired using get-VMHardDiskDrive). Any existing boot entries not specified by this command will be removed from the virtual machine.