Test-EsxiAuthentication¶

Synopsis¶

Check authentication to an ESXi host.

Syntax¶

Test-EsxiAuthentication [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Test-EsxiAuthentication cmdlet checks the authentication to an ESXi host.

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Test-EsxiAuthentication -server sfo01-m01-esx01.sfo.rainpole.io -user root -pass VMware1!

This example checks authentication to an ESXi host.

Parameters¶

-server¶

The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the ESXi host.

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 the ESXi host.

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 the ESXi host.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
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.