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Enable-vROPSManagementPack

Synopsis

Install a Management Pack in VMware Aria Operations

Syntax

Enable-vROPSManagementPack [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-packType] <String> [[-pakFile] <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Enable-vROPSManagementPack cmdlet uploads and installs a management pack in VMware Aria Operations. The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -password values.

  • Validates the path to the Management Pack (.pak) file
  • 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 the Management Pack does not exist in VMware Aria Operations
  • Uploads the Management Pack file to VMware Aria Operations
  • Installs the Management Pack to VMware Aria Operations

Examples

Example 1

Enable-vROPSManagementPack -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -packType "SDDC Health" -pakfile .\management.pak

This example installs the SDDC Health Management Pack in VMware Aria Operations.

Parameters

-server

The fully qualified domain name 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 used 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 used 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

-packType

The Management Pack type to install.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-pakFile

The path to the Management Pack (.pak) file to install.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
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.