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Add-vROPSVcfCredential

Synopsis

Adds a VMware Cloud Foundation Credential

Syntax

Add-vROPSVcfCredential [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-serviceUser] <String> [-servicePassword] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Add-vROPSVcfCredential cmdlet adds a VMware Cloud Foundation credential to VMware Aria Operations. The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -password values:

  • Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to SDDC Manager
  • Validates that VMware Aria Operations has been deployed in VCF-aware mode and retrieves its details
  • Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to VMware Aria Operations
  • Validates that the credential does not already exist in VMware Aria Operations
  • Creates a VMware Cloud Foundation credentials in VMware Aria Operations.

Examples

Example 1

Add-vROPSVcfCredential -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -serviceUser svc-iom-vcf@sfo.rainpole.io -servicePassword VMw@re1!

This example adds a VMware Cloud Foundation credential to VMware Aria Operations.

Parameters

-server

The IP address or FQDN of the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-user

The username to authenticate to SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-pass

The password to authenticate to SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-serviceUser

The username of the VMware Cloud Foundation service account.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-servicePassword

The password of the VMware Cloud Foundation service account.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

Progress Action

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

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

Common Parameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.