Invoke-VcenterCommand¶

Synopsis¶

Invoke a command line operation on vCenter Server

Syntax¶

Invoke-VcenterCommand [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-domain] <String>
 [-command] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Invoke-VcenterCommand cmdlet allows you to invoke any command line operation on a vCenter Server managed by SDDC Manager.

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Invoke-VcenterCommand -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -domain sfo-m01 -command "ip -s -s neigh flush all"

This example invokes the command to flush the ARP table for the vCenter Server of a given workload domain.

Parameters¶

-server¶

The vCenter Server FQDN.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-user¶

The vCenter Server SSO Administrator username.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-pass¶

The vCenter Server SSO Administrator password.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-domain¶

The vCenter Server SSO Administrator domain.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-command¶

The command to be executed on the vCenter Server.

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.