Request-vSphereApiToken¶

Synopsis¶

Request an authentication token for the vSphere REST API

Syntax¶

Request-vSphereApiToken [-fqdn] <String> [-username] <String> [-password] <String> [-admin]
 [[-inputObject] <PSObject>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Request-vSphereApiToken cmdlet requests an authentication token for the vSphere REST API. Use -admin to set the Admin token for vCenter Server Management Interface.

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Request-vSphereApiToken -Fqdn sfo-w01-vc01.sfo.rainpole.io -Username administrator@vsphere.local -Password VMw@re1!

This example requests a vSphere REST API authentication token for user administrator@vsphere.local from vCenter Server sfo-w01-vc01.sfo.rainpole.io

Example 2¶

Get-vCenterServerDetail -Server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -User administrator@vsphere.local -Pass VMw@re1! -Domain sfo-w01 | Request-vSphereApiToken

This example requests a vSphere REST API authentication token for user administrator@vsphere.local from the vCenter Server that manages VI workload domain sfo-w01.

Parameters¶

-fqdn¶

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

-username¶

The vCenter Server administrator username.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-password¶

The vCenter Server administrator password.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-admin¶

Use the Admin token for vCenter Server Management Interface.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-inputObject¶

The vCenter Server object.

Type: PSObject
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
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.