New-CMDuplicateHardwareIdMacAddress

Add duplicate hardware identifiers by MAC address.

Syntax

New-CMDuplicateHardwareIdMacAddress
   -MacAddress <String>
   [-DisableWildcardHandling]
   [-ForceWildcardHandling]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Use this cmdlet to add duplicate hardware identifiers by MAC address. Configuration Manager ignores these MAC addresses for PXE boot and client registration. For more information, see Manage duplicate hardware identifiers.

Note

Run Configuration Manager cmdlets from the Configuration Manager site drive, for example PS XYZ:\>. For more information, see getting started.

Examples

Example 1: Add a duplicate hardware entry for a MAC address

This example adds a duplicate hardware entry to the site by the device's network MAC address.

New-CMDuplicateHardwareIdMacAddress -MacAddress '01:02:03:04:05:E0'

Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DisableWildcardHandling

This parameter treats wildcard characters as literal character values. You can't combine it with ForceWildcardHandling.

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

-ForceWildcardHandling

This parameter processes wildcard characters and may lead to unexpected behavior (not recommended). You can't combine it with DisableWildcardHandling.

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

-MacAddress

Specify the MAC address of the machine as a string with colon (:) delimiters. For example, '01:02:03:04:05:E0'

Type:String
Aliases:DuplicateId, DuplicateHardwareId
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet doesn't run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

None

Outputs

IResultObject

Notes

This cmdlet returns the SMS_CommonMacAddresses WMI class object.