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v2.9.0

Release Date: 2024-03-26

  • Updated VMware.PowerCLI module dependency from v13.1.0 to v13.2.1.
  • Updated PowerVCF module dependency from v2.4.0 to v2.4.1.
  • Removed support for Microsoft Windows PowerShell 5.1. Please use Microsoft PowerShell 7.2.0 or later.
  • Removed support for deployment of VMware Aria product components earlier than 8.14.0.
  • Removed role files VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator and VMware HCX. Use the Copy-vSphereRole cmdlet.
  • Removed driConfigureSupervisorCluster.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-DriDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed driDeployTanzuCluster.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-DriDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed driUndoDeployment.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-UndoDriDeployment cmdlet.
  • Added Copy-vSphereRole to request the set of privileges assigned to a specific role in vCenter Server and create a new role with the same privileges.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMEnvironmentVMs cmdlet to return the virtual machines that exist for specified product in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMProductDetails cmdlet to return the product details for a specified product in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMProductPassword cmdlet to return the password for a specified product or product component in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Start-vRSLCMUpgrade cmdlet to start the upgrade of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Invoke-WsaDirectorySync cmdlet to start a Directory synchronization of Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Export-DriJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Developer Ready Infrastructure.
  • Added Invoke-DriDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end deployment of Developer Ready Infrastructure.
  • Added Invoke-UndoDriDeployment cmdlet to perform removal of Developer Ready Infrastructure.
  • Added Export-HrmJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Health Reporting and Monitoring.
  • Added Invoke-HrmDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end deployment of Health Reporting and Monitoring.
  • Added Invoke-UndoHrmDeployment cmdlet to perform removal of Health Reporting and Monitoring.
  • Added Add-vROPSAdapterVcf cmdlet to support creating the VMware Cloud Foundation adapter in VMware Aria Operations.
  • Added Export-CbwJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Cloud-Based Workload Protection.
  • Added Invoke-CbwDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end deployment of Cloud-Based Workload Protection.
  • Added Invoke-UndoCbwDeployment cmdlet to perform removal of Cloud-Based Workload Protection.
  • Added Export-CbrJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Cloud-Based Ransomware Recovery.
  • Added Invoke-CbrDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end deployment of Cloud-Based Ransomware Recovery.
  • Added Invoke-UndoCbrDeployment cmdlet to perform removal of Cloud-Based Ransomware Recovery.
  • Added messageHandler cmdlet an internal function to handle multiple lines of message output for end-to-end deployments.
  • Added Export-CcmJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Cross Cloud Migration.
  • Added Invoke-CcmDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end deployment of Cross Cloud Migration.
  • Added Invoke-UndoCcmDeployment cmdlet to perform removal of Cross Cloud Migration.
  • Added Export-PdrJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Site Protection and Disaster Recovery.
  • Added Invoke-PdrDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end deployment of Site Protection and Disaster Recovery.
  • Added Invoke-UndoPdrDeployment cmdlet to perform removal of Site Protection and Disaster Recovery.
  • Added Test-SrmSdkConnection cmdlet to test the connection to a Site Recovery Manager instance for PowerCLI connectivity.
  • Added Invoke-GeneratePrivateKeyAndCsr cmdlet to generate the private key and certificate signing request (CSR) files using OpenSSL with a common name and additional parameters as necessary..
  • Added Invoke-RequestSignedCertificate cmdlet to sign off a certificate signing request (CSR) using either the Microsoft Certificate Authority web enrollment service or OpenSSL method.
  • Added Invoke-GenerateChainPem cmdlet to combine the private key, signed certificate and/or root certificate files into a single PEM file.
  • Fixed Invoke-IamDeployment timing issue causing intermittent failures.
  • Fixed Set-LocalAccountLockout and Get-LocalAccountLockout to report correct data for VCF 5.1 and Photon OS 4.0.
  • Fixed Add-EsxiVrmsVMkernelPort pre-validation to actually compare server count so that it skips if configured.
  • Fixed Set-LocalUserPasswordExpiration cmdlet warnDays switch parameter.
  • Fixed Invoke-GlobalWsaDeployment cmdlet failure to programmatically resolve the cross-instance Workspace One Access FQDN.
  • Fixed Invoke-IomDeployment cmdlet to point out the correct certificate folder.
  • Fixed Set-LocalUserPasswordExpiration cmdlet if statement for warnDays.
  • Fixed Invoke-DriDeployment cmdlet to handle message output for error during execution of Add-StoragePolicy.
  • Fixed Invoke-DriDeployment cmdlet to format -masterNtpServers, -masterDnsServers, and -workerDnsServers parameter values as arrays.
  • Fixed Get-vRLIRole cmdlet to ensure it returns data correctly from the API.
  • Fixed Invoke-PcaDeployment cmdlet where the Add-NsxtVidmRole was used instead of Add-NsxtLdapRole.
  • Fixed Invoke-PcaDeployment cmdlet where the -vraUser value in New-vRACloudAccount was incorrect.
  • Fixed Invoke-DriDeployment cmdlet where Add-Namespace -server value was not pulling from the JSON file.
  • Fixed Invoke-IlaDeployment cmdlet to force GitHub Token from JSON to a string value.
  • Fixed Add-IdentitySource cmdlet to include -Server parameter to support isolated workload domains.
  • Enhanced Export-vROpsJsonSpec cmdlet to support automatic creation of anti-affinity rule for the VMware Aria Operations cluster nodes.
  • Enhanced Request-vRSLCMBundle cmdlet to improve the progress tracking.
  • Enhanced Get-WSAServerDetail cmdlet to handle single node Workspace ONE Access deployments.
  • Enhanced Invoke-IomDeployment cmdlet to include Add-vROPSAdapterVcf for creating the VMware Cloud Foundation adapter in VMware Aria Operations.
  • Enhanced Add-vSphereRole cmdlet to open by default the \vSphereRoles folder in the installed path of PowerValidatedSolutions.
  • Enhanced One-Click Invoke- cmdlets for better message output:
  • Invoke-IamDeployment
  • Invoke-UndoIamDeployment
  • Invoke-IlaDeployment
  • Invoke-UndoIlaDeployment
  • Invoke-GlobalWsaDeployment
  • Enhanced Move-VMtoFolder cmdlet to check if the VM has already been moved and also handle multiple vCenter Server connections.
  • Enhanced Install-VamiCertificate cmdlet to check the path to the certificate files.
  • Enhanced New-SrmSitePair cmdlet to:
  • use the native PowerCLI cmdlets for managing Site Recovery Manager.
  • support using native PowerCLI cmdlets to manage vSphere Replication site pairing.
  • Enhanced Undo-SrmSitePair cmdlet:
  • to use the native PowerCLI cmdlets for managing Site Recovery Manager.
  • support using native PowerCLI cmdlets to manage the removal of vSphere Replication site pairing.
  • Enhanced Get-VrmsVamiCertificate cmdlet to retrieve the installed Certificate Authority certificates from the vSphere Replication Appliance.
  • Enhanced Get-SrmVamiCertificate cmdlet to retrieve the installed Certificate Authority certificates from the Site Recovery Manager Appliance.
  • Enhanced Set-vRSLCMDnsConfig cmdlet to perform a check to see if the configuration has already been carried out.
  • Enhanced Set-WorkspaceOneDnsConfig cmdlet to check if the configuration has already been carried out before attempting to shutdown Workspace ONE Access.
  • Enhanced Set-vROPSDnsConfig cmdlet to check if the configuration has already been carried out.
  • Enhanced Add-vROPSNtpServer cmdlet to check if the configuration has already been carried out.
  • Enhanced Set-vRADnsConfig cmdlet to check if the configuration has already been carried out.
  • Enhanced Set-vRANtpConfig cmdlet to check if the configuration has already been carried out.
  • Enhanced Invoke-***Deployment and Invoke-Undo***Deployment functions to use the messageHandler function.
  • Enhanced Get-vRSLCMProductDetails cmdlet with the vmid option to get the details for a specific product in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Enhanced Get-vRLIMarketplaceMetadata and Enable-vRLIContentPack cmdlets to accept a GitHub token that is either non-base64 or base64 encoded. If not encoded, the cmdlet will based64 encode it automatically.
  • Enhanced Get-vRAIntegrationDetail cmdlet with an integration status check option.

v2.8.0

Release Date: 2024-01-30

  • Added documentation for each cmdlet available from Get-Help and the module's online documentation.
  • Added Export-IamJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Identify and Access Management.
  • Added Invoke-IamDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end deployment of Identify and Access Management.
  • Added Invoke-UndoIamDeployment cmdlet to perform removal of Identify and Access Management.
  • Added Add-NsxtIdentitySource cmdlet to add LDAP/LDAPS Identity Source to NSX Manager.
  • Added Undo-NsxtIdentitySource cmdlet to remove LDAP/LDAPS Identity Source from NSX Manager.
  • Added Export-IlaJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Intelligent Logging and Analytics.
  • Added Invoke-IlaDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end deployment of Intelligent Logging and Analytics.
  • Added Invoke-UndoIlaDeployment cmdlet to perform removal of Intelligent Logging and Analytics.
  • Added Undo-vRLIAuthenticationGroup cmdlet to remove group assignments from VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Added Set-vRLIAuthenticationAD cmdlet to configure Active Directory as an authentication provider in VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Added Remove-vRLIAuthenticationAD cmdlet to disable Active Directory as an authentication provider in VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Added Add-vRLIAuthenticationAD cmdlet to enable and configure Active Directory as an authentication provider in VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Added Undo-vRLIAuthenticationAD cmdlet to disable Active Directory as an authentication provider in VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Added Add-NsxtLdapRole cmdlet to assign an LDAP user or group role-based access control in NSX Manager.
  • Added Undo-NsxtLdapRole cmdlet to remove an LDAP user or group role-based access control from NSX Manager.
  • Added Undo-vRLIAuthenticationWSA cmdlet to support disable Workspace ONE Access integration with VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMLoadbalancer cmdlet to support retrieving a list of load balancers configured in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added New-vRSLCMLoadbalancer cmdlet to support adding a new load balancer to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Remove-vRSLCMLoadbalancer cmdlet to support removing a load balancer from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Sync-vRSLCMDatacenterVcenter cmdlet to trigger a data collection of a vCenter Server in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMSshStatus cmdlet to retrieve the status of the SSH service for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Set-vRSLCMSshStatus cmdlet to disable or enable the SSH service for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMMyVmwareAccount cmdlet to retrieve a VMware Customer Connect account from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added New-vRSLCMMyVmwareAccount cmdlet to add a VMware Customer Connect account from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Remove-vRSLCMMyVmwareAccount cmdlet to remove a VMware Customer Connect account from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMProductVersion cmdlet to retrieve the supported versions for a product from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Request-vRSLCMProductBinary cmdlet to download the supported version for a product from VMware Customer Connect in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Add-vSphereReplication cmdlet to enable vSphere Replication for a targeted virtual machine.
  • Added Undo-vSphereReplication cmdlet to disable vSphere Replication for a targeted virtual machine.
  • Added Request-VrmsTokenREST cmdlet to connect to the vSphere Replication REST API and retrieve an authentication token.
  • Added Get-VrmsSitePairing cmdlet to retrieve the site pairing information from a vSphere Replication server.
  • Added Connect-VrmsRemoteSession cmdlet to instantiate a connection with the remote vSphere Replication server.
  • Added Get-VrmsVm cmdlet to retrieve a list of all virtual machines or a single specified virtual machine from a vSphere Replication server.
  • Added Get-VrmsDatastore cmdlet to retrieve a list of all datastores from a vSphere Replication server.
  • Added Get-VrmsReplications cmdlet to retrieve a list of all virtual machine replications from a vSphere Replication server.
  • Added Add-VrmsReplication cmdlet to add a vSphere Replication for a targeted virtual machine.
  • Added Remove-VrmsReplication cmdlet to remove a vSphere Replication for a targeted virtual machine.
  • Added Request-SrmTokenREST cmdlet to connect to the Site Recovery Manager REST API and retrieve an authentication token.
  • Added Get-SrmSitePairing cmdlet to retrieve the site pairing information from a Site Recovery Manager server.
  • Added Connect-SrmRemoteSession cmdlet to instantiate a connection with the remote Site Recovery Manager server.
  • Added Test-SrmAuthenticationREST cmdlet to test authentication with provided credentials to a targeted Site Recovery Manager server.
  • Added Test-VrmsAuthenticationREST cmdlet to test authentication with provided credentials to a targeted vSphere Replication server.
  • Added Remove-OperationsDefaultAdapter cmdlet to support removing the default vCenter Server and vSAN adapters from VMware Aria Operations.
  • Added Undo-vROPSDeployment cmdlet to support removing VMware Aria Operations from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Get-NsxtLdapStatus cmdlet to retrieve the configuration status of an identity source in NSX.
  • Added Export-IomJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Intelligent Operations Management.
  • Added Invoke-IomDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end deployment of Intelligent Operations Management.
  • Added Invoke-UndoIomDeployment cmdlet to perform removal of Intelligent Operations Management.
  • Added Undo-vRADeployment cmdlet to remove VMware Aria Automation from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Add-vRSLCMMyVMwareAccount cmdlet to add a Customer Connect Account to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Undo-vRSLCMMyVMwareAccount cmdlet to remove a Customer Connect Account to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Start-vRSLCMSnapshot cmdlet to start a snapshot operation of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Import-ContentLibraryItem cmdlet to support adding files to a vSphere Content Library.
  • Added Export-PcaJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Private Cloud Automation.
  • Added Invoke-PcaDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end deployment of Private Cloud Automation.
  • Added Request-VrslcmBundle cmdlet to download the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle bundle in SDDC Manager.
  • Added New-VrslcmDeployment cmdlet to perform the deployment of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle using SDDC Manager.
  • Added Install-VrslcmCertificate cmdlet to install a signed certificate for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle using SDDC Manager.
  • Added Invoke-UndoPcaDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end removal of Private Cloud Automation.
  • Added Export-GlobalWsaJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Invoke-GlobalWsaDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end install of Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Invoke-UndoGlobalWsaDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end removal of Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Undo-WSADeployment cmdlet to remove Workspace ONE Access from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Undo-VrslcmDeployment cmdlet to remove VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle from SDDC Manager.
  • Added Export-VrslcmJsonSpec cmdlet to generate a JSON specification file for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Invoke-VrslcmDeployment cmdlet to perform an end-to-end install of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Add-NsxtPrincipalIdentity cmdlet to add a certificate based principal identity to NSX Manager.
  • Added Undo-NsxtPrincipalIdentity cmdlet to remove a certificate based principal identity from NSX Manager.
  • Added Remove-vRLIContentPack cmdlet to support the removal of a content pack from VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Added Uninstall-vRLIContentPack cmdlet to remove a content pack from VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Added Add-ProtectionGroup cmdlet to add protection groups to Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Undo-ProtectionGroup cmdlet to remove protection groups from Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Get-SrmProtectionGroup cmdlet to retrieve a protection group from Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Add-SrmProtectionGroup cmdlet to add a protection group to Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Remove-SrmProtectionGroup cmdlet to remove a protection group from Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Connect-vRSLCMUpgradeIso cmdlet to connect an upgrade ISO on VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Disconnect-vRSLCMUpgradeIso cmdlet to disconnect an upgrade ISO from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMUpgradeStatus cmdlet to retrieve the status of an upgrade of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Start-vRSLCMUpgrade cmdlet to start check, prepare, pre-validate and upgrade operations on VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Added Add-RecoveryPlan cmdlet to add a recovery plan to Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Set-RecoveryPlan cmdlet to configure a recovery plan in Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Undo-RecoveryPlan cmdlet to remove a recovery plan from Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Add-SrmRecoveryPlan cmdlet to add a recovery plan to Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Remove-SrmRecoveryPlan cmdlet to remove a recovery plan from Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Get-SrmRecoveryPlanStep cmdlet to retrieve steps from a recovery plan in Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Add-SrmRecoveryPlanCalloutStep cmdlet to add a callout step to a recovery plan in Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Get-SrmRecoveryPlanVm cmdlet to retrieve a virtual machine from a recovery plan in Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Set-SrmRecoveryPlanVmPriority cmdlet to set the restart priority of a virtual machine from a recovery plan in Site Recovery Manager.
  • Added Deploy-PhotonAppliance cmdlet to deploy the Photon appliance for the Health Reporting and Monitoring validated solution.
  • Added Remove-PhotonAppliance cmdlet to remove the Photon appliance for the Health Reporting and Monitoring validated solution.
  • Fixed Undo-SddcManagerRole cmdlet where a blank line is returned due to no API response data.
  • Fixed Undo-WorkspaceOneNsxtIntegration cmdlet for a typo in the post validation message.
  • Fixed Undo-NsxtVimRole cmdlet where a blank line is returned due to no API response data.
  • Fixed Add-WorkspaceOneRole cmdlet where a blank line is returned due to no API response data.
  • Fixed Undo-vCenterGlobalPermission cmdlet where incorrect input variable is checked.
  • Fixed Set-NsxtRole cmdlet where missing input commands were missing from the example.
  • Fixed Export-vROPSJsonSpec cmdlet to not populate secondary NTP server address correctly.
  • Fixed Get-WSAServerDetails cmdlet where incorrect initial check was looking for VMware Aria Automation not VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Fixed Add-vRLIAuthenticationWSA cmdlet description and synopsis which was incorrect.
  • Fixed Add-NsxtLdapRole cmdlet which was passing the Workload Domain rather than the identity source domain when assigning groups and users.
  • Fixed Enable-SupervisorCluster cmdlet which didn't allow for automatic creation of the Content Library in VCF 5.0+.
  • Enhanced Add-WorkspaceOneRole cmdlet for better pre and post validation.
  • Enhanced Add-vRLIAuthenticationWSA cmdlet to check for connectivity and authentication to Workspace ONE Access.
  • Enhanced Set-NsxtRole cmdlet to support adding roles to LDAP users.
  • Enhanced Get-vRLIGroup cmdlet to support v2 API for retrieving group membership by authentication provider in VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Enhanced Add-vRLIGroup cmdlet to support v2 API for adding group membership by authentication provider in VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Enhanced Remove-vRLIGroup cmdlet to support v2 API for removing group membership by authentication provider in VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  • Enhanced Add-vRLIAuthenticationGroup cmdlet to support updated Add-vRLIGroup cmdlet usage and Active Directory support.
  • Enhanced New-WSADeployment cmdlet:
  • better handle checking for and reporting a missing Cross-Instance Datacenter.
  • check for the existence of a load balancer in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and if missing create it.
  • Enhanced New-vROPSDeployment cmdlet to check for the existence of the a load balancer in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and if missing create it.
  • Enhanced New-vRADeployment cmdlet to check for the existence of the a load balancer in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and if missing create it.
  • Enhanced Get-WSAServerDetails cmdlet to include credentials and node count for the VCF-Aware Workspace ONE Access server.
  • Enhanced Export-vRLIJsonSpec cmdlet
  • to support automatic creation of anti-affinity rule.
  • to generate the JSON specification file using the Intelligent Logging and Analytics JSON specification file.
  • to support a custom output folder for the JSON specification file.
  • Enhanced Remove-vRSLCMEnvironment cmdlet to support removing a product from an environment in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Enhanced Add-NsxtIdentitySource cmdlet to use Get-NsxtLdapStatus and check if the identity source connection is operational.
  • Enhanced Undo-SddcManagerRole cmdlet for better error handling and message output.
  • Enhanced Export-vRAJsonSpec cmdlet
  • to generate the JSON specification file using the Private Cloud Automation JSON specification file.
  • to support a custom output folder for the JSON specification file.
  • Enhanced Export-vROPSJsonSpec cmdlet:
  • to generate the JSON specification file using the Intelligent Operations Management JSON specification file.
  • to support a custom output folder for the JSON specification file.
  • Enhanced Test-SrmAuthenticationREST cmdlet to improve output.
  • Enhanced Test-VrmsAuthenticationREST cmdlet to improve output.
  • Enhanced Update-vRSLCMPSPack cmdlet to perform a snapshot as part of the workflow and improved status checks.
  • Enhanced Add-vCenterGlobalPermission cmdlet to check for the existence of the vCenter Server role.
  • Removed ilaDeployAriaOperationsLogs.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-IlaDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed ilaConfigureAriaOperationsLogs.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-IlaDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed ilaUndoAriaOperationsLogs.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-UndoIlaDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed iamConfigureVsphere.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-IamDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed iamConfigureWorkspaceOneAccess.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-IamDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed iamConfigureNsx.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-IamDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed iamUndoDeployment.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-UndoIamDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed iomDeployAriaOperations.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-IomDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed iomConfigureAriaOperations.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-IomDeployment cmdlet.
  • Removed pcaDeployAriaAutomation.ps1 from the \SampleScripts\ directory as functionality now provided using the Invoke-PcaDeployment cmdlet.

v2.7.1

Release Date: 2023-11-21

  • Fixed Get-vCenterServerDetail cmdlet where partial upgrade of specific versions of a VMware Cloud Foundation instance cause blank vCenter Server credentials to be returned.

v2.7.0

Release Date: 2023-11-07

  • Fixed issue where the embedded Harbor Registry failed to deploy on vSphere 8.0 and up on the following cmdlets:
  • Enable-WMRegistry
  • Get-WMRegistry
  • Remove-WMRegistry
  • Get-WMRegistryHealth
  • Fixed Add-NetworkSegment cmdlet where it was unable to add a new overlay segment with NSX 4.1.2.
  • Fixed New-vRSLCMDatacenterVcenter cmdlet to wait for datacenter to be created before adding the vCenter.
  • Added Add-vROPSVcfCredential cmdlet to create a VMware Cloud Foundation credential in VMware Aria Operations.
  • Added Add-vROPSVcenterCredential cmdlet to create a VMware Cloud Foundation credential in VMware Aria Operations.
  • Added Add-vROPSNsxCredential cmdlet to create a an NSX credential in VMware Aria Operations.
  • Added Get-NsxtLdap cmdlet to retrieve LDAP identity providers from NSX Manager.
  • Added Remove-NsxtLdap cmdlet to remove an LDAP identity provider from NSX Manager.
  • Added New-NsxtLdap cmdlet to create an LDAP/LDAPS Identity Source in NSX Manager.
  • Added Get-NsxtPrincipalIdentity cmdlet to get a list of NSX Principal Identities from NSX Manger.
  • Added Set-NsxtPrincipalIdentityCertificate cmdlet to update the certificate of an NSX Principal Identity in NSX Manager.
  • Added Remove-NsxtPrincipalIdentity cmdlet to remove an NSX Principal Identity from NSX Manager.
  • Added New-NsxtPrincipalIdentity cmdlet to create an NSX Principal Identity in NSX Manager.
  • Updated cmdlet descriptions and examples for VMware Aria Suite, formerly known as vRealize Suite, products to use the new VMware Aria names. Note: No changes to the names of the cmdlets.
  • Enhanced Request-VrmsToken to use -skipCertificateCheck switch if $PSEdition is "Core".
  • Enhanced Request-VcenterApiToken cmdlet to use -skipCertificateCheck switch if $PSEdition is "Core".
  • Enhanced Connect-DRSolutionTovCenter to wait for the solution initialization to complete. The maximum wait time is 10 minutes.
  • Enhanced Get-LocalUserPasswordExpiration cmdlet to allow for the use of a -sudo to elevate the privileges to run the command on a virtual appliance when the user is not root.
  • Enhanced Set-LocalUserPasswordExpiration cmdlet to allow for the use of a -sudo to elevate the privileges to run the command on a virtual appliance when the user is not root.
  • Enhanced Add-ContentLibrary cmdlet to check the VMware Cloud Foundation version when adding a subscribed content library. If the version is 5.0.0 or later and the -subscriptionUrl parameter is set to wp-content.vmware.com, a warning message is displayed and the cmdlet exits.
  • Enhanced Add-ContentLibrary cmdlet to work on both PowerShell 7 and Windows PowerShell 5.1.
  • Enhanced Register-vROPSManagementPack cmdlet to enable or disable the VMware Cloud Foundation management pack.
  • Enhanced Register-vROPSManagementPack cmdlet to enable or disable the VMware Infrastructure Health management pack.
  • Enhanced Undo-vROPSAdapter cmdlet to support vCenter Server and vSAN adapter types in VMware Aria Operations.
  • Enhanced Undo-vROPSCredential cmdlet to support vCenter Server and vSAN credential types in VMware Aria Operations.
  • Enhanced sample alerts and notification in SampleNotifications/* to reflect the new VMware Aria product names.
  • vrli-vcf-datacenter.json -> aria-operations-logs-alerts-datacenter-vcf.json
  • vrli-iom-alerts.json -> aria-operations-logs-alerts-iom.json
  • vrli-vcf-alerts.json -> aria-operations-logs-alerts-vcf.json
  • vrli-vcf-vmVrslcm.json -> aria-operations-logs-alerts-vm-asl.json
  • vrops-srm-notifications.csv -> aria-operations-notifications-srm.csv
  • vrops-vcf-notifications.csv -> aria-operations-notifications-vcf.csv
  • Enhanced Export-vROPSJsonSpec cmdlet:
  • to support VMware Cloud Foundation v5.1.0 and VMware Aria Operations v8.14.0.
  • to support deployment of VMware Aria Operations OVA using vSphere Content Library.
  • Enhanced New-vROPsDeployment to support deployment of VMware Aria Operations OVA using vSphere Content Library.
  • Enhanced Export-vRLIJsonSpec cmdlet:
  • support VMware Cloud Foundation v5.1.0 and VMware Aria Operations for Logs v8.14.0.
  • support deployment of VMware Aria Operations for Logs OVA using vSphere Content Library.
  • support automatic creation of anti-affinity rule.
  • Enhanced New-vRLIDeployment to support deployment of VMware Aria Operations for Logs OVA using vSphere Content Library.
  • Enhanced Export-vRAJsonSpec cmdlet:
  • support VMware Cloud Foundation v5.1.0 and VMware Aria Automation v8.14.0.
  • support deployment of VMware Aria Automation OVA using vSphere Content Library.
  • Enhanced Export-VraJsonSpec to support deployment of VMware Aria Automation OVA using vSphere Content Library.
  • Enhanced Export-WsaJsonSpec cmdlet:
  • support VMware Cloud Foundation v5.1.0 and Workspace ONE Access v3.3.7.
  • support deployment of Workspace ONE Access OVA using vSphere Content Library.
  • Enhanced New-WsaDeployment to support deployment of Workspace ONE Access OVA using vSphere Content Library.
  • Enhanced Install-vRLIPhotonAgent cmdlet to support VMware Aria Operations for Logs agent configuration.
  • Enhanced Add-vCenterGlobalPermission cmdlet and examples with domainBindUser and domainBindUsePass as optional parameters for a local domain (e.g., vsphere.local) user.

v2.6.0

Release Date: 2023-08-29

  • Enhanced Add-vRLISmtpConfiguration cmdlet with a 2 second delay to ensure the API call completes.
  • Enhanced Add-vRLIAuthenticationWSA cmdlet with a 2 second delay to ensure the API call completes.
  • Enhanced Add-vRLIAgentGroup cmdlet with a 2 second delay to ensure the API call completes.
  • Enhanced Export-WsaJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v4.5.2 and Workspace ONE Access v3.3.7.
  • Enhanced Export-vROPSJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v4.5.2 and vRealize Operations v8.10.2.
  • Enhanced Export-vRAJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v4.5.2 and vRealize Automation v8.11.2.
  • Enhanced Export-vRLIJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v4.5.2 and vRealize Log Insight v8.10.2.
  • Enhanced Add-SupervisorClusterLicense to improve error handling.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMProductBinariesMapped cmdlet to retrieves a list of mapped Product Binaries in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMProductBinaries cmdlet to retrieve a list of product binaries in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added Register-vRSLCMProductBinary cmdlet to add a product binary to the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager inventory.
  • Added hcx-vsphere-integration.role file to support creation of VMware HCX to vSphere Integration.
  • Added Get-NsxtLogicalRouter cmdlet to retrieve a list of logical routers.
  • Added Get-NsxtRoutingConfigRedistribution cmdlet to retrieve information about configured route redistribution for a logical router.
  • Added Get-NsxtRoutingConfigRedistributionRule cmdlet to retrieve all the route redistribution rules for a logical router.
  • Added Set-NsxtRoutingConfigRedistributionRule cmdlet to configure the route redistribution rules for a logical router.
  • Added Get-NsxtRoutingConfigRouteMap cmdlet to retrieve the route map configuration for a logical router.
  • Added Get-NsxtSecurityPolicy cmdlet to retrieve a list of security policies from NSX.
  • Added Remove-NsxtSecurityPolicy cmdlet to remove a security policy from NSX.
  • Added Get-NsxtGroup cmdlet to retrieve a list of groups from NSX.
  • Added Set-vRLIAlert cmdlet to enable an alert in vRealize Log Insight.
  • Added Update-vRLIAlert cmdlet to configure an email address for an alert in vRealize Log Insight.
  • Added Enable-vRLIAlert cmdlet to enable vRealize Log Insight alerts based on a supplied JSON file.
  • Added Disable-vRLIAlert cmdlet to disable vRealize Log Insight alerts based ona supplied JSON file.
  • Added vrli-iom-alerts.json to \SampleNotification folder for Intelligent Operations Management alerts.
  • Added vrli-vcf-alerts.json to \SampleNotification folder for VMware Cloud Foundation alerts.
  • Added vrli-vrslcm-alerts.json to \SampleNotification folder for vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager alerts.
  • Added Remove-NsxtGroup cmdlet to remove a group from NSX.
  • Added a temporary fix in Add-NamespacePermission cmdlet until issue with New-WMNamespacePermission is resolved.
  • Fixed Install-SiteRecoveryManager cmdlet where an extra space was added to the path of the OVF Tool which fails in PowerShell Core.
  • Fixed Install-vSphereReplicationManager cmdlet where an extra space was added to the path of the OVF Tool which fails in PowerShell Core.
  • Fixed Request-SignedCertificate cmdlet to use CIM cmdlets to verify the Microsoft Certificate Authority host instead of previously used WMI cmdlets which fail in PowerShell Core.

v2.5.0

Release Date: 2023-07-25

  • Breaking Change Fixed Request-vRLIToken to use new bearer token request for vRealize Log Insight.
  • Fixed Add-vRLIAuthenticationGroup cmdlet to check the vRealize Log Insight version correctly.
  • Fixed Get-vRLIGroup cmdlet to check the vRealize Log Insight version correctly.
  • Fixed Add-vRLIGroup cmdlet to check the vRealize Log Insight version correctly.
  • Fixed Remove-vRLIGroup cmdlet to check the vRealize Log Insight version correctly.
  • Added Test-EndpointConnection cmdlet to test the connectivity to an endpoint based on PowerShell edition.
  • Added Test-EsxiConnection cmdlet to use Test-EndpointConnection with TCP 443 (HTTPS) and TCP 22 (SSH). Default: TCP 443 (HTTPS).
  • Added Test-EsxiAuthentication cmdlet to test the authentication to an ESXi host.
  • Added Update-vRSLCMPSPack cmdlet to refresh and update Product Support Packs in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added Get-vRSLCMPSPack cmdlet to refresh the metadata for Product Support Packs in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added Install-vRSLCMPSPack cmdlet to install a Product Support Packs in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Updated Request-VcenterApiToken cmdlet to use -skipCertificateCheck switch if $PSEdition is "Core" and $PSVersionTable.OS is "Linux".
  • Updated Initialize-WorkspaceOne cmdlet to support change in private API for initial configuration of Workspace ONE Access.
  • Updated Add-vROPSGroupRemoteCollectors cmdlet to support both REMOTE and CLOUD_PROXY collectors.
  • Updated Add-vROPSAdapterSddcHealth cmdlet to support both REMOTE and CLOUD_PROXY collectors.
  • Enhanced Scripts in the SampleScripts\dri folder, for VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 support (for full details see change log details within the script file).
  • driConfigureSupervisorCluster.ps1
  • driDeployTanzuCluster.ps1
  • driUndoDeployment.ps1
  • Enhanced Scripts in the SampleScripts\iam folder, for VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 support (for full details see change log details within the script file).
  • iamConfigureVsphere.ps1
  • iamConfigureWorkspaceOne.ps1
  • iamConfigureNsx.ps1
  • iamUndoDeployment.ps1
  • iamSolutionInteroperability.ps1
  • Enhanced Scripts in the SampleScripts\ila folder, for VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 support (for full details see change log details within the script file).
  • ilaConfigureVrealizeLogInsight.ps1
  • ilaDeployVrealizeLogInsight.ps1
  • ilaSolutionInteroperability.ps1
  • ilaUndoSolutionInteroperability.ps1
  • ilaUndoVrealizeLogInsight.ps1
  • Enhanced Scripts in the SampleScripts\iom folder, for VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 support (for full details see change log details within the script file).
  • iomConfigureVrealizeOperations.ps1
  • iomDeployVrealizeOperations.ps1
  • iomDeployVrealizeOperations.ps1
  • Enhanced Scripts in the SampleScripts\pca folder, for VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 support (for full details see change log details within the script file).
  • pcaDeployVrealizeAutomation.ps1
  • Updated automation-orchestrator-vsphere-integration.role to support vSphere 7 and vSphere 8
  • Removed vra-vsphere-integration.role and vra-vsphere-integration.role in favour of new Aria named files.

v2.4.0

Release Date: 2023-06-27

  • Added Get-vRLIAuthenticationAD cmdlet to retrieve the Active Directory configuration settings.
  • Added Get-vRLIVersion cmdlet to retrieve the vRealize Log Insight version information.
  • Added Invoke-VcenterCommand cmdlet allows you to invoke any command line operation on a vCenter Server managed by SDDC Manager.
  • Added vcdr-vsphere-integration.role file for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery to vSphere Integration.
  • Added Get-ESXiAdminGroup cmdlet to retrieve the ESXi Admin Group configuration for an ESXi host.
  • Added Set-ESXiAdminGroup cmdlet to configure the ESXi Admin Group configuration for an ESXi host.
  • Added New-NsxtTier0BgpNeighborConfig cmdlet to configure or update a BGP neighbor config for NSX Tier-0 gateway.
  • Added Get-NsxtLocaleService cmdlet to get a paginated list of all Tier-0 locale-services.
  • Added Get-VCenterCEIP cmdlet to retrieve the current status of Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) for vCenter Server.
  • Added Set-VCenterCEIP cmdlet to enable or disable Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) for vCenter Server.
  • Enhanced Get-vRLIAuthenticationWSA cmdlet with a -status switch to retrieve the connection status with Workspace ONE Access.
  • Enhanced Add-vRLIAuthenticationGroup cmdlet with a vRealize Log Insight version check to throw a warning message if API is missing.
  • Enhanced Get-vRLIGroup cmdlet with a vRealize Log Insight version check to throw a warning message if API is missing.
  • Enhanced Add-vRLIGroup cmdlet with a vRealize Log Insight version check to throw a warning message if API is missing.
  • Enhanced Remove-vRLIGroup cmdlet with a vRealize Log Insight version check to throw a warning message if API is missing.
  • Enhanced Add-vRSLCMNtpServer cmdlet with additional checking of the inputs against the exiting configuration.
  • Enhanced Set-NsxtManagerAuthPolicy to handle password complexity parameters for NSX 4.x.
  • Enhanced Get-LocalPasswordComplexity to handle VMware Cloud Foundation version parameter.
  • Enhanced Get-LocalAccountLockout to handle VMware Cloud Foundation version parameter.
  • Enhanced Set-NsxtManagerAuthPolicy cmdlet to handle hash_algorithm parameter for NSX 4.x.
  • Enhanced Export-WsaJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v5.0.0 and Workspace ONE Access v3.3.7.
  • Enhanced Export-vROPSJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v5.0.0 and vRealize Operations v8.10.2.
  • Enhanced Export-vRAJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v5.0.0 and vRealize Automation v8.11.2.
  • Enhanced Export-vRLIJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v5.0.0 and vRealize Log Insight v8.10.2.
  • Enhanced Export-vROPSJsonSpec to identify when its VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.1 or later and deploy Cloud Proxies instead of Remote Collectors.

v2.3.0

Release Date: 2023-05-30

  • Breaking Change - Updated Add-vCenterGlobalPermission cmdlet to require the -sddcDomain parameter to support isolated workload domains.
  • Breaking Change - Updated Undo-vCenterGlobalPermission cmdlet to require the -sddcDomain parameter to support isolated workload domains.
  • Fixed New-vROPSDeployment license check in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager locker.
  • Fixed New-vRADeployment license check in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager locker.
  • Fixed Get-vCenterServerDetail which had blank SSO Domain for pre-VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.0.0 release causing Add-SsoPermission to fail.
  • Enhanced Export-vRLIJsonSpec with a new switch to define a custom version of vRealize Log Insight to deploy.
  • Enhanced New-vRLIDeployment with a new switch to define a custom version of vRealize Log Insight to deploy.
  • Enhanced Export-vROPSJsonSpec with a new switch to define a custom version of vRealize Operations to deploy.
  • Enhanced New-vROPSDeployment with a new switch to define a custom version of vRealize Operations to deploy.
  • Enhanced Export-vRAJsonSpec with a new switch to define a custom version of vRealize Automation to deploy.
  • Enhanced New-vRADeployment with a new switch to define a custom version of vRealize Automation to deploy.
  • Enhanced Export-WSAJsonSpec with a new switch to define a custom version of Workspace ONE Access to deploy.
  • Enhanced New-WSADeployment with a new switch to define a custom version of Workspace ONE Access to deploy.
  • Added operations-for-networks-vsphere-integration.role file for Aria Operations for Networks to vSphere Integration.
  • Updated cbo-vsphere-integration.role to operations-vsphere-integration.role so that its more closely aligned to the product.
  • Updated cbl-vsphere-integration.role to operations-for-logs-vsphere-integration.role so that its more closely aligned to the product.
  • Updated Export-WsaJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v4.5.1 and Workspace ONE Access
  • Updated Export-vRLIJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v4.5.1.
  • Updated Export-vROPSJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v4.5.1.
  • Updated Export-vRAJsonSpec to support VMware Cloud Foundation v4.5.1.
  • Updated versions to highest release supported for vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager and PSPACK6.

v2.2.0

Release Date: 2023-04-25

  • Moved all Password Policy Configuration Functions to new VMware.CloudFoundation.PasswordManagement module.
  • Fixed New-vRLIDeployment cmdlet where in some scenarios it was failing to find the license alias.
  • Enhanced Test-VCFConnection cmdlet to use Test-NetConnection with ports 443 (HTTPS) and 22 (SSH) instead of ICMP.
  • Enhanced Get-vCenterServerDetail cmdlet with examples and utilizing Test-VCFConnection and Test-VCFAuthentication.
  • Enhanced Get-NsxtServerDetail cmdlet with examples and utilizing Test-VCFConnection and Test-VCFAuthentication.
  • Enhanced Get-vRSLCMServerDetail cmdlet with a synopsis and examples.
  • Enhanced Get-WSAServerDetail cmdlet with a synopsis and examples.
  • Enhanced Get-vRAServerDetail cmdlet with a synopsis and examples.
  • Enhanced Get-vROPsServerDetail cmdlet with a synopsis and examples.
  • Enhanced Get-vRLIServerDetail cmdlet with a synopsis and examples.
  • Added Test-PowerValidatedSolutionsPrereq cmdlet to perform a check for the installation of prerequisite PowerShell modules.
  • Added Show-PowerValidatedSolutionsOutput cmdlet to handle formatting of output to the console when PowerVCF is not installed.
  • Fixed Get-GlobalPermission cmdlet to correctly read the HTML response data.

Deprecation

  • Removed Get-EsxiPasswordPolicy
  • Removed Set-EsxiPasswordExpirationPeriod
  • Removed Set-EsxiPasswordPolicy
  • Removed Get-VCServerPasswordPolicy
  • Removed Get-SsoPasswordPolicies
  • Removed Get-NsxtManagerAuthenticationPolicy
  • Removed Set-NsxtManagerAuthenticationPolicy
  • Removed Get-NsxtEdgeNodeAuthenticationPolicy
  • Removed Set-NsxtEdgeNodeAuthenticationPolicy
  • Removed Confirm-PSModule

v2.1.1

Release Date: 2023-04-11

  • Fixed Get-vCenterServerDetail cmdlet to check for VMware Cloud Foundation version when looking up the vCenter Single Sign-On credentials.
  • Enhanced New-vROPSNotification cmdlet to check that the alert plugin is valid.
  • Enhanced Import-vROPSNotification cmdlet to handle output from low level functions.

v2.1.0

Release Date: 2023-03-28

  • Enhanced Get-vCenterServerDetail cmdlet to to support VCF 5.0 and isolated workload domains.
  • Enhanced Add-IdentitySource cmdlet to support VCF 5.0 and isolated workload domains.
  • Enhanced Undo-IdentitySource cmdlet to support VCF 5.0 and isolated workload domains.
  • Enhanced Add-SsoPermission cmdlet to support VCF 5.0 and isolated workload domains.
  • Enhanced Undo-SsoPermission cmdlet to support VCF 5.0 and isolated workload domains.
  • Enhanced Add-vSphereRole cmdlet to support VCF 5.0 and isolated workload domains.
  • Enhanced Undo-vSphereRole cmdlet to support VCF 5.0 and isolated workload domains.
  • Fixed Get-GlobalPermission cmdlet where UseBasicParsing was set to false but should be true.

v2.0.1

Release Date: 2023-02-28

  • Added Convert-CssClassStyle cmdlet to modify the CSS Style in the HTML output.
  • Added cbl-vsphere-integration.role role file to support adding the vRealize Log Insight Cloud to vSphere Integration role in vCenter Server.
  • Added cbo-vsphere-integration.role role file to support adding the vRealize Operations Cloud to vSphere Integration role in vCenter Server.
  • Enhanced Test-SSOAuthentication cmdlet to include -SkipCertificateCheck parameter to handle platforms with self-signed certificates.
  • Fixed Publish-* cmdlets to use Convert-CssClassStyle rather than Convert-CssClass which is part of VMware Cloud Foundation reporting module.

v2.0.0

Release Date: 2023-01-31

  • Added Request-EsxiPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve the password expiration policy for all ESXi hosts in a cluster.
  • Added Request-EsxiPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve the password complexity policy for all ESXi hosts in a cluster.
  • Added Request-EsxiAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve the account lockout policy for all ESXi hosts in a cluster.
  • Added Update-EsxiPasswordExpiration cmdlet to update the password expiration policy for all ESXi hosts in a cluster.
  • Added Update-EsxiPasswordComplexity cmdlet to update the password complexity policy for all ESXi hosts in a cluster.
  • Added Update-EsxiAccountLockout cmdlet to update the account lockout policy for all ESXi hosts in a cluster.
  • Added Request-SsoPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve the password expiration policy for vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
  • Added Request-SsoPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve the password complexity policy for vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
  • Added Request-SsoAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve the account lockout policy for vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
  • Added Update-SsoPasswordExpiration cmdlet to update the password expiration policy for vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
  • Added Update-SsoPasswordComplexity cmdlet to update the password complexity policy for vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
  • Added Update-SsoAccountLockout cmdlet to update the account lockout policy for vCenter Single Sign-On domain.
  • Added Request-VcenterPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve the global password expiration policy for vCenter Server.
  • Added Request-VcenterRootPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve the root user password expiration policy for vCenter Server.
  • Added Update-VcenterPasswordExpiration cmdlet to update the global password expiration policy for vCenter Server.
  • Added Update-VcenterRootPasswordExpiration cmdlet to update the root user password expiration policy for vCenter Server.
  • Added Get-LocalUserPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve the password expiration policy for a local user.
  • Added Set-LocalUserPasswordExpiration cmdlet to configure the password expiration policy for a local user.
  • Added Request-LocalUserPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve the password expiration policy for a local user from any virtual machine.
  • Added Update-LocalUserPasswordExpiration cmdlet to configure the password expiration policy for a local user from any virtual machine.
  • Added Request-WsaPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve the password expiration policy for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Request-WsaPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve the password complexity policy for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Request-WsaAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve the account lockout policy for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Update-WsaPasswordExpiration cmdlet to update the password expiration policy for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Update-WsaPasswordComplexity cmdlet to update the password complexity policy for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Update-WsaAccountLockout cmdlet to update the account lockout policy for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Request-NsxtEdgePasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve password expiration policy for NSX Manager nodes.
  • Added Update-NsxtEdgePasswordExpiration cmdlet to updated password expiration policy for NSX Manager nodes.
  • Added Request-NsxtManagerAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve the account lockout policy for NSX Manager nodes.
  • Added Update-NsxtManagerAccountLockout cmdlet to update the account lockout policy for NSX Manager nodes.
  • Added Request-NsxtEdgeAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve the account lockout policy for NSX Edge nodes.
  • Added Update-NsxtEdgeAccountLockout cmdlet to update the account lockout policy for NSX Edge nodes.
  • Added Get-LocalPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve the password complexity in /etc/pam.d/system-password.
  • Added Set-LocalPasswordComplexity cmdlet to configure the password complexity in /etc/pam.d/system-password.
  • Added Request-VcenterPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve the password complexity for a vCenter Server.
  • Added Update-VcenterPasswordComplexity cmdlet to update the password complexity for a vCenter Server.
  • Added Request-NsxtManagerPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve the password expiration for NSX Local Manager Local Users.
  • Added Update-NsxtManagerPasswordExpiration cmdlet to update the password expiration for NSX Local Manager Local Users.
  • Added Request-NsxtManagerPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve the password complexity for NSX Local Manager nodes.
  • Added Update-NsxtManagerPasswordComplexity cmdlet to update the password complexity for NSX Local Manager nodes.
  • Added Request-NsxtEdgePasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve the password complexity for NSX Edge nodes.
  • Added Update-NsxtEdgePasswordComplexity cmdlet to update the password complexity for NSX Edge nodes.
  • Added Request-SddcManagerPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve the password complexity for SDDC Manager.
  • Added Update-SddcManagerPasswordComplexity cmdlet to update the password complexity for SDDC Manager.
  • Added Request-WsaLocalUserPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve the local user password complexity for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Update-WsaLocalUserPasswordComplexity cmdlet to update the local user password complexity for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Get-LocalAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve the local user account lockout policy from a virtual machine.
  • Added Set-LocalAccountLockout cmdlet to update the local user account lockout policy from a virtual machine.
  • Added Request-VcenterAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve the local user account lockout policy for vCenter Server.
  • Added Update-VcenterAccountLockout cmdlet to update the local user account lockout policy for vCenter Server.
  • Added Request-SddcManagerAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve the local user account lockout policy for SDDC Manager.
  • Added Update-SddcManagerAccountLockout cmdlet to update the local user account lockout policy for SDDC Manager.
  • Added Request-WsaLocalUserAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve the local user account lockout policy for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Update-WsaLocalUserAccountLockout cmdlet to update the local user account lockout policy for Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Publish-EsxiPasswordPolicy cmdlet to retrieve the requested password policy for all ESXi hosts and output the details.
  • Added Invoke-PasswordPolicyManager cmdlet to generate the Password Policy Manager report.
  • Added Publish-SddcManagerPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve password expiration policy for SDDC Manager and output the details.
  • Added Publish-SddcManagerPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve password complexity policy for SDDC Manager and output the details.
  • Added Publish-SddcManagerAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve account lockout policy for SDDC Manager and output the details.
  • Added Publish-SsoPasswordPolicy cmdlet to retrieve the requested password policy for vCenter Single Sign-On and output the details.
  • Added Publish-VcenterPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve password expiration policy for vCenter Server and output the details.
  • Added Publish-VcenterLocalPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve password expiration policy for Local Users of vCenter Server and output the details.
  • Added Publish-VcenterLocalPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve password complexity policy for Local Users of vCenter Server and output the details.
  • Added Publish-VcenterLocalAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve account lockout policy for Local Users of vCenter Server and output the details.
  • Added Publish-NsxManagerPasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve password expiration policy for NSX Manager and output the details.
  • Added Publish-NsxManagerPasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve password complexity policy for NSX Manager and output the details.
  • Added Publish-NsxManagerAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve account lockout policy for NSX Manager and output the details.
  • Added Publish-NsxEdgePasswordExpiration cmdlet to retrieve password expiration policy for NSX Edge and output the details.
  • Added Publish-NsxEdgePasswordComplexity cmdlet to retrieve password complexity policy for NSX Edge and output the details.
  • Added Publish-NsxEdgeAccountLockout cmdlet to retrieve account lockout policy for NSX Edge and output the details.
  • Added Get-PasswordPolicyDefault cmdlet to retrieve the default password policy settings either to an output or JSON file.
  • Added Start-PasswordPolicyConfig cmdlet to perform the configuration of password policy across a VMware Cloud Foundation instance.
  • Added Publish-WsaDirectoryPasswordPolicy cmdlet to retrieve password policies for Workspace ONE Access Local Directory Users and output the details.
  • Added Publish-WsaLocalPasswordPolicy cmdlet to retrieve password policies for Workspace ONE Access Local Users and output the details.
  • Renamed Get-VCPasswordPolicy to Get-VcenterPasswordExpiration to support better naming for password expiration.
  • Renamed Set-VCPasswordPolicy to Set-VcenterPasswordExpiration to support better naming for password expiration.
  • Renamed Get-VCRootPasswordExpiry to Get-VcenterRootPasswordExpiration to support better naming for password expiration.
  • Renamed Set-VCPasswordExpiry to Set-VcenterRootPasswordExpiration to support better naming for password expiration.
  • Renamed Get-WSAPasswordLockout to Get-WsaAccountLockout to support better naming for account lockout.
  • Renamed Set-WSAPasswordLockout to Set-WsaAccountLockout to support better naming for account lockout.
  • Enhanced Set-WsaPasswordPolicy cmdlet to improve the output from the API.

Deprecation

  • Removed Get-VCPasswordExpiry
  • Removed Join-ESXiActiveDirectory
  • Removed Add-ESXiDomainUser
  • Removed Set-SRMLicenseConfig
  • Removed Undo-SRMLicenseConfig
  • Removed New-vSRPortGroup
  • Removed Undo-vSRPortGroup
  • Removed Set-vSRNetworkConfig
  • Removed Undo-vSRNetworkConfig
  • Removed New-vSRVMkernelPort
  • Removed Undo-vSRVMkernelPort
  • Removed New-vSREsxiStaticRoute
  • Removed Undo-vSREsxiStaticRoute
  • Removed Set-vSRIncomingStorageTraffic
  • Removed Get-vSRIncomingStorageTraffic
  • Removed Set-DRSolutionNetworkAdapter
  • Removed Get-DRSolutionSummary
  • Removed Get-DRSolutionNetworkConfig
  • Removed Register-DRSolutionTovCenter
  • Removed Test-VAMIConnection
  • Removed Test-VAMIAuthentication
  • Removed createVAMIAuthHeader
  • Removed Request-VAMISessionId

v1.10.0

Release Date: 2022-11-29

  • Enhanced Install-SiteRecoveryManager cmdlet to support an alternative path to the OVF Tool -vmwareOvfToolPath, and code improvements.
  • Enhanced Install-vSphereReplicationManager cmdlet to support an alternative path to the OVF Tool -vmwareOvfToolPath and code improvements.
  • Enhanced Connect-DRSolutionTovCenter cmdlet to support registration with any vCenter Server and code improvements and REST API function support.
  • Added Undo-DRSolutionTovCenter cmdlet to support removing vCenter Server registration of vSphere Replication and Site Recovery Manager.
  • Enhanced Install-VamiCertificate cmdlet to use new REST APIs for vSphere Replication and Site Recovery Manager appliances.
  • Added Add-VrmsNetworkAdapter cmdlet to support adding a second nic to a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Add-SrmLicenseKey cmdlet to support adding and assigning a Site Recovery Manager license.
  • Added Undo-SrmLicenseKey cmdlet to support removing a Site Recovery Manager license.
  • Added Add-VdsPortGroup cmdlet to support creating a vSphere Distributed Switch port group and assigning a VLAN id.
  • Added Undo-VdsPortGroup cmdlet to support removing a vSphere Distributed Switch port group.
  • Added internalCatchWriter internal function to control and providing messages around API response codes.
  • Added Test-VrmsConnection cmdlet to support checking the vSphere Replication appliance is responding.
  • Added Test-VrmsAuthentication cmdlet to support checking authentication with the vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Request-VrmsToken cmdlet to support requesting a session token for a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Get-VrmsApplianceDetail cmdlet to support getting information about a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Set-VrmsApplianceState cmdlet to restart or shutdown a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Get-VrmsService cmdlet to support retrieving the status of services running on the vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Set-VrmsService cmdlet to start/stop/restart services running on a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Get-VrmsNetworkAll cmdlet to retrieve all network settings for a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Get-VrmsNetworkDns cmdlet to retrieve the DNS configuration for a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Set-VrmsNetworkDns cmdlet to configure DNS settings for a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Get-VrmsNetworkInterface cmdlet to retrieve the network interface configuration for a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Set-VrmsNetworkInterface cmdlet to configure a network interface for a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Get-VrmsConfiguration cmdlet to retrieve the registration configuration for a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Set-VrmsConfiguration cmdlet to register the vSphere Replication appliance with vCenter Server.
  • Added Remove-VrmsConfiguration cmdlet to remove the vCenter Server registration for a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Set-VrmsReplication cmdlet to configure the replication filter IP Address for a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Get-VrmsTask cmdlet to retrieve tasks from a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Get-VrmsVamiCertificate cmdlet to retrieve the certificate of the VAMI interface of a vSphere Replication appliance
  • Added Set-VrmsVamiCertificate cmdlet to install a new certificate for the VAMI interface of a vSphere Replication appliance.
  • Added Test-SrmConnection cmdlet to support checking the Site Recovery Manager appliance is responding.
  • Added Test-SrmAuthentication cmdlet to support checking authentication with the Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Request-SrmToken cmdlet to support requesting a session token for a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Get-SrmApplianceDetail cmdlet to support getting information about a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Set-SrmApplianceState cmdlet to restart or shutdown a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Get-SrmService cmdlet to support retrieving the status of services running on the Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Set-SrmService cmdlet to start/stop/restart services running on a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Get-SrmNetworkAll cmdlet to retrieve all network settings for a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Get-SrmNetworkDns cmdlet to retrieve the DNS configuration for a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Set-SrmNetworkDns cmdlet to configure DNS settings for a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Get-SrmNetworkInterface cmdlet to retrieve the network interface configuration for a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Set-SrmNetworkInterface cmdlet to configure a network interface for a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Get-SrmConfiguration cmdlet to retrieve the registration configuration for a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Set-SrmConfiguration cmdlet to register the Site Recovery Manager appliance with vCenter Server.
  • Added Remove-SrmConfiguration cmdlet to remove the vCenter Server registration for a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Get-SrmTask cmdlet to retrieve tasks from a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Get-SrmVamiCertificate cmdlet to retrieve the certificate of the VAMI interface of a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Set-SrmVamiCertificate cmdlet to install a new certificate for the VAMI interface of a Site Recovery Manager appliance
  • Added Undo-SiteRecoveryManager to remove the Site Recovery Manager virtual appliance.
  • Added Undo-vSphereReplicationManager to remove the vSphere Replication virtual appliance.
  • Added Add-EsxiVMkernelPort cmdlet to create ESXi VMKernel port for vSphere Replication Traffic flexibility.
  • Added Undo-EsxiVMkernelPort cmdlet to remove ESXi VMKernel port for vSphere Replication Traffic flexibility.
  • Added Add-EsxiVrmsStaticRoute cmdlet to provide ESXi static route configuration flexibility.
  • Added Undo-EsxiVrmsStaticRoute cmdlet to provide ESXi static route removal flexibility.

v1.9.0

Release Date: 2022-10-25

  • Fixed ilaDeployVrealizeLogInsight.ps1 where the call for cmdlet named Add-vRLISmtpConfiguration had a typo.
  • Enhanced Export-WsaJsonSpec cmdlet to support deploying a Standard (single node) Workspace ONE Access via vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Enhanced New-WSADeployment cmdlet to support deploying a Standard (single node) Workspace ONE Access via vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Enhanced Export-vROPSJsonSpec cmdlet to support deploying a smaller footprint of vRealize Operations for nested environments.
  • Enhanced New-vROPSDeployment cmdlet to support smaller footprint of vRealize Operations for nested environments.
  • Enhanced ilaConfigureVrealizeLogInsight.ps1 Sample Script to detect Standard versus Clustered Workspace ONE.
  • Enhanced iomDeployVrealizeOperations.ps1 Sample Script to support smaller footprint of vRealize Operations for nested environments.
  • Enhanced ilaDeployVrealizeLogInsight.ps1 Sample Script to skip trying to configure Archive and Retention settings when no NFS details are provided.
  • Enhanced Enable-SupervisorCluster cmdlet to check for the existence of the Supervisor Cluster.
  • Added Enable-vRLIContentPack cmdlet to support install of content packs from the vRealize Log Insight in-product marketplace.
  • Added Update-vRLIContentPack cmdlet to support update of content packs from the vRealize Log Insight in-product marketplace.
  • Added Get-vRLIMarketplaceMetadata cmdlet to support install and upgrade of content packs from the vRealize Log Insight in-product marketplace.
  • Added Install-vRLIContentPack cmdlet to support installation of content packs from the vRealize Log Insight in-product marketplace.
  • Added Get-vRLIContentPack cmdlet to support install and upgrade of content packs from the vRealize Log Insight in-product marketplace.
  • Added Get-vROpsLogForwardingConfig cmdlet to support verification of vRealize Operations log forwarding.
  • Added Get-vROpsLogForwarding cmdlet to support verification of vRealize Operations log forwarding.
  • Added Add-vROPSAdapterVr cmdlet to support adding a vSphere Replication adapter to vRealize Operations.
  • Added Add-vROPSAdapterSrm cmdlet to support adding a Site Recovery Manager adapter to vRealize Operations.
  • Added Get-vROPSAlertDefinition cmdlet a sub-function to obtain alert definition details from vRealize Operations.
  • Added vrops-srm-notifications.csv Sample Notification file for configuring Site Recovery Manager alert notifications in vRealize Operations.
  • Added Remove-vRLIAgentGroup cmdlet a sub-function to support removing agent groups from vRealize Log Insight.
  • Added Undo-vRLIAgentGroup cmdlet to support removing an agent group from vRealize Log Insight.
  • Added Add-StorageFolder cmdlet to support adding a storage folder in vCenter Server.
  • Updated Export-vRLIJsonSpec cmdlet to define vRealize Log Insight v8.8.2 as the default install for VCF 4.5.
  • Updated Export-vRAJsonSpec cmdlet to define vRealize Automation v8.8.2 as the default install for VCF 4.5.
  • Updated Undo-vROPSAdapter cmdlet to support removing VrAdapter and SrmAdapter adapter types from vRealize Operations.
  • Updated Undo-vROPSCredential cmdlet to support removing VrAdapter and SrmAdapter credentials from vRealize Operations.
  • Updated Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\ila folder, to support the VCF 4.5.x Planning and Prep Workbook:
  • ilaDeployVrealizeLogInsight.ps1
  • ilaConfigureVrealizeLogInsight.ps1
  • ilaUndoVrealizeLogInsight.ps1
  • Updated Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\iam folder, to support the VCF 4.5.x Planning and Prep Workbook:
  • iamConfigureVsphere.ps1
  • iamConfigureNsx.ps1
  • iamConfigureWorkspaceOne.ps1
  • iamUndoDeployment.ps1
  • Updated Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\dri folder, to support the VCF 4.5.x Planning and Prep Workbook:
  • driConfigureSupervisorCluster.ps1
  • driDeployTanzuCluster.ps1
  • driUndoDeployment.ps1
  • Updated Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\ila folder, to support the VCF 4.5.x Planning and Prep Workbook:
  • ilaDeployVrealizeLogInsight.ps1
  • ilaConfigureVrealizeLogInsight.ps1
  • ilaUndoVrealizeLogInsight.ps1
  • Updated Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\iom folder, to support the VCF 4.5.x Planning and Prep Workbook:
  • iomConfigureVrealizeOperations.ps1
  • iomDeployVrealizeOperations.ps1
  • Added Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\pca folder, uses the Planning and Preparation Workbook as the input source:
  • pcaDeployVrealizeAutomation.ps1
  • Added Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\iom folder, to configure Solution Interoperability for Intelligent Operations Management:
  • iomSolutionInteroperability.ps1
  • Added Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\ila folder, to configure Solution Interoperability for for Intelligent Logging and Analytics:
  • ilaSolutionInteroperability.ps1
  • ilaUndoSolutionInteroperability.ps1
  • Added Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\iam folder, to configure Solution Interoperability for Identity and Access Management:
  • iamSolutionInteroperability.ps1

v1.8.0

Release Date: 2022-09-27

  • Enhanced Request-CSPToken cmdlet to request a token from VMware Cloud.
  • Enhanced Update-vRACloudAccountZone and Update-vRACloudZone cmdlets to support placement policy for cloud zones in vRealize Automation.
  • Enhanced Confirm-PSModule cmdlet so its an exported function and can be executed on the command line.
  • Enhanced Enable-vROPSManagementPack cmdlet to support Site Recovery Manager and vSphere Replication Management Packs.
  • Renamed to Get-CSPProxyAppliance cmdlet to Get-CloudProxy and added:
  • -environment switch to support Production and Staging VMC
  • Support for both Cloud Proxy and Cloud Extensibility Proxy.
  • Support for either downloading or simply providing the URL path.
  • Support for downloading on Core (Linux, Windows and Mac).
  • Added region blocks for easier code navigation.
  • Added the vRealize Automation Cloud to vSphere integration role for Cloud Assembly.
  • Added the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to vSphere integration role.
  • Added Test-vROPsAdapterStatus and Test-vROPsAdapterStatusByType cmdlets to test the status vRealize Operations adapters.
  • Added New-vRAvROPSIntegrationItem cmdlet to configure vRealize Operations Manager integration in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Undo-vRAvROPsIntegrationItem cmdlet to remove vRealize Operations Manager integration from vRealize Automation.
  • Added Add-vRAIntegrationItem cmdlet to add an external system to vRealize Automation.
  • Added Test-vRAIntegrationItem cmdlet to test an integration item in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Remove-vRAIntegrationItem cmdlet to remove an integration item from vRealize Automation.
  • Added Get-CloudProxyOtk cmdlet to retrieve the One Time Key (OTK) for both the Cloud Proxy and the Cloud Extensibility Proxy.
  • Added Get-vROVersion cmdlet with support for standalone, embedded, and cloud extensibility proxy vRealize Orchestrator instance.
  • Added Get-CEPWorkflow cmdlet to return workflows from cloud extensibility proxy's vRealize Orchestrator instance.
  • Added Invoke-CEPWorkflow cmdlet to start a Workflow on a cloud extensibility proxy's vRealize Orchestrator instance.
  • Added Get-CEPWorkflowExecution cmdlet to return the Workflow Execution ID from a cloud extensibility proxy's vRealize Orchestrator instance.
  • Added Get-CEPWorkflowExecutionState cmdlet to return the Workflow Execution State from a cloud extensibility proxy's vRealize Orchestrator instance.
  • Added Add-CEPTrustedCertificate cmdlet to add a trusted cert to a cloud extensibility proxy's vRealize Orchestrator instance.
  • Added Add-CEPvCenterServer cmdlet to add a vCenter server to a cloud extensibility proxy's vRealize Orchestrator instance.
  • Added Update-vROPSvRAAdapterCredential cmdlet to support updating the vRealize Automation integration credential in vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Get-vRAAPIVersion and Get-vRAIntegrationDetail cmdlets to support updating the placement policy for cloud zones in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Get-ESXiPasswordPolicy cmdlet to return the password expiration policy for ESXi.
  • Added Get-VCServerPasswordPolicy cmdlet to return the password expiration policy for vCenter Server.
  • Added Set-EsxiPasswordExpirationPeriod cmdlet to set the password expiration period on an ESXi host in number of days.
  • Added Sample Script in SampleScripts\ppm folder, Password Policy Manager to enable auditing and configuration of password policies across VMware Cloud Foundation.
  • passwordPolicyManager.ps1 generates and audit report or configures the password policies.
  • sampleConfigurationFull.json configuration JSON covering all product configuration parameters.
  • sampleConfigurationSimple.json configuration JSON covering default configuration parameters.
  • README.md providing details on how to use Password Policy Manager.
  • Added Get-vRAvRLIConfig cmdlet to retrieve the vRealize Log Insight logging configuration (CFAPI) on vRealize Automation.
  • Added Set-vRAvRLIConfig cmdlet to configure the vRealize Log Insight logging configuration (CFAPI) on vRealize Automation.
  • Added Remove-vRAvRLIConfig cmdlet to remove the vRealize Log Insight logging configuration (CFAPI) on vRealize Automation.

v1.7.0

Release Date: 2022-05-31

  • Added Set-vSRNetworkConfig cmdlet to configure a secondary ethernet adapter and the required routing for vSphere Replication appliances in the protected and recovery sites
  • Added Undo-vSRNetworkConfig cmdlet to remove the secondary ethernet adapter and its configuration from vSphere Replication appliances in the protected and recovery sites
  • Added New-vSRVMkernelPort cmdlet to create VMkernel ports on ESXi hosts for vSphere Replication traffic in the protected and recovery sites.
  • Added Undo-vSRVMkernelPort cmdlet to remove VMkernel ports on ESXi hosts for vSphere Replication traffic in the protected and recovery sites.
  • Added New-vSREsxiStaticRoute cmdlet to create a static route on ESXi hosts for vSphere Replication traffic in the protected and recovery sites.
  • Added Undo-vSREsxiStaticRoute cmdlet to remove a static route on ESXi hosts for vSphere Replication traffic in the protected and recovery sites.
  • Added Set-SRMLicenseConfig cmdlet to configure the license for Site Recovery Manager in the protected and recovery sites.
  • Added Undo-SRMLicenseConfig cmdlet to remove the license configuration from Site Recovery Manager in the protected and recovery sites.

v1.6.0

Release Date: 2022-04-28

  • Fixed Add-vROPSAdapterNsxt cmdlet so that the description is maintained when validating the certificate of the NSX-T Adapter
  • Added Add-vROPSAdapterIdentityManager cmdlet to support adding a new Identity Manager Adapter in vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Undo-vROPSAdapter cmdlet to support the removal of an Adapter from vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Undo-vROPSCredential cmdlet to support the removal of an Adapter Credential from vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Update-vROPSAdapterCollectorGroup cmdlet tto support updating the collector group for an Adapter in vRealize Operations Manager
  • Added Set-vRADnsConfig cmdlet to configure the DNS server(s) and DNS search domain(s) on vRealize Automation to use custom settings.
  • Added Undo-vRADnsConfig cmdlet to revert the DNS configuration of vRealize Automation to match SDDC Manager.
  • Added Set-vRANtpConfig cmdlet to configure the NTP server(s) on vRealize Automation to use custom settings.
  • Added Undo-vRANtpConfig cmdlet to revert the NTP configuration of vRealize Automation to match SDDC Manager.
  • Added Add-SrmMapping cmdlet to create a mapping between objects (folder, network, or compute resource) in the protected and failover VCF instances in Site Recovery Manager
  • Added Undo-SrmMapping cmdlet to remove a mapping between objects (folder, network, or compute resource) in the protected and failover VCF instances in Site Recovery Manager
  • Added New-SRMSitePair cmdlet to create a site pair between Site Recovery Manager instances
  • Added Undo-SrmSitePair cmdlet to remove an existing site pair between Site Recovery Manager instances.
  • Added New-vSRPortGroup cmdlet to create port groups for vSphere Replication appliances in the protected and recovery sites.
  • Added Undo-vSRPortGroup cmdlet to remove port groups for vSphere Replication appliances in the protected and recovery sites.

v1.5.0

Release Date: 2022-03-29

  • Enhanced Add-SsoPermission cmdlet to verify that the SSO Group exists in vCenter Single Sign-On.
  • Enhanced Enable-SupervisorCluster cmdlet additional enhancements around pre-validation of inputs.
  • Enhanced Add-vRLIAgentGroup cmdlet to support adding multiple Agent Groups of the same type.
  • Enhanced Add-vROPSAdapterNsxt cmdlet to support defaulting to Default collector group rather than using custom remote collector group.
  • Enhanced Add-vROPSAdapterPing cmdlet to support defaulting to Default collector group rather than using custom remote collector group.
  • Enhanced Set-WorkspaceOneNtpConfig cmdlet to support updating NTP configuration for Clustered Workspace ONE Access
  • Added Undo-WorkspaceOneNsxtIntegration cmdlet to disable the integration between NSX Manager and Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Undo-SsoPermission cmdlet to remove a user or group's access from vCenter Single Sign-On.
  • Added Undo-NsxtVidmRole cmdlet to remove user or group's access from NSX-T Data Center.
  • Added Undo-ClusterGroup cmdlet to remove a vSphere DRS Cluster Group.
  • Added Undo-vCenterGlobalPermission cmdlet to remove vSphere Global Permissions from vCenter Server.
  • Added Undo-vSphereRole cmdlet to remove a custom vSphere Role from vCenter Server.
  • Added Undo-AntiAffinityRule cmdlet to remove an Anti-Affinity Rule from vCenter Server.
  • Added Undo-VmStartupRule cmdlet to remove a VM to VM vSphere DRS Rule from vCenter Server.
  • Added Undo-WorkspaceOneDirectoryGroup cmdlet to remove Active Directory Groups from Workspace ONE Access Directory sync.
  • Added Add-SupervisorClusterLicense cmdlet to install and assign a license to a Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster.
  • Added Request-SignedCertificate cmdlet to request a signed certificate from a Microsoft Certificate Authority.
  • Added Set-vRSLCMDnsConfig cmdlet to update the DNS configuration of vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added Undo-vRSLCMDnsConfig cmdlet to revert the DNS configuration of vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to match SDDC Manager.
  • Added Add-vRSLCMNtpServer cmdlet to add NTP Servers to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added Undo-vRSLCMNtpServer cmdlet to revert the NTP configuration of vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to match SDDC Manager.
  • Added Set-WorkspaceOneDnsConfig cmdlet to update the DNS configuration of Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Undo-WorkspaceOneDnsConfig cmdlet to revert the DNS configuration of Workspace ONE Access to match SDDC Manager.
  • Added Set-vROPSDnsConfig cmdlet to update the DNS configuration of vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Undo-vROPSDnsConfig cmdlet to revert the DNS configuration of vRealize Operations Manager to match SDDC Manager.
  • Added Add-vROPSNtpServer cmdlet to add NTP Servers to vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Undo-vROPSNtpServer cmdlet to revert the NTP configuration of vRealize Operations Manager to match SDDC Manager.
  • Added Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\iam folder, each script uses the Planning and Preparation Workbook as the input source:
  • iamUndoDeployment.ps1 automates the removal of the Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution.
  • Updated Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\iam folder, each script uses the Planning and Preparation Workbook as the input source:
  • iamConfigureWorkspaceOne.ps1 updated input values to use latest VCF 4.4.x Planning and Prep Workbook. Added Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\dri folder, each script uses the Planning and Preparation Workbook as the input source:
  • driConfigureSupervisorCluster.ps1 automates the configuration of vSphere, NSX and enables the Supervisor Cluster.
  • driDeployTanzuCluster.ps1 automates the the deployment of a Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster.
  • driUndoDeployment.ps1 automates the removal of the Developer Ready Infrastructure for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution. Added Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\ila folder, each script uses the Planning and Preparation Workbook as the input source:
    • ilaUndoVrealizeLogInsight.ps1 automates the removal of Intelligent Logging and Analytics for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution.

v1.4.0

Release Date: 2022-02-22

  • Enhanced all Developer Ready Infrastructure Solution cmdlets for better error handling and message output.
  • Added Undo-NetworkSegment cmdlet to remove an NSX segment from an NSX Management Cluster.
  • Added Undo-PrefixList cmdlet to remove an NSX Prefix List from an NSX Management Cluster.
  • Added Undo-RouteMap cmdlet to remove an NSX Route Map from an NSX Management Cluster.
  • Added Undo-DatastoreTag cmdlet to remove the vSphere Tag and Category from a datastore in vCenter Server.
  • Added Undo-StoragePolicy cmdlet to remove a VM vSphere Storage Policy from vCenter Server.
  • Added Undo-Registry cmdlet to disable the Embedded Harbor Registry on the Supervisor Cluster.
  • Added Undo-SupervisorCluster cmdlet to remove the Supervisor Cluster.
  • Added Undo-ContentLibrary cmdlet to remove a Content Library from the Workload Domain vCenter Server.
  • Added Undo-Namespace cmdlet to remove a Namespace from the Supervisor Cluster.
  • Added Undo-NamespacePermission cmdlet to remove permissions from a Namespace.
  • Added Undo-TanzuKubernetesCluster cmdlet to remove a Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster from the Supervisor Cluster.
  • Added Add-NsxtNodeProfileSyslogExporter cmdlet to add a syslog exporter to the default node profile or specified node profile id.
  • Added Undo-NsxtNodeProfileSyslogExporter cmdlet to remove all syslog exporter from the default node profile or specified node profile id.

v1.3.0

Release Date: 2022-01-25

  • Fixed New-vRSLCMLockerLicense cmdlet where depending on the speed of the system the license would be added but POST_VALIDATION would fail.
  • Enhanced all Identity and Access Management Solution cmdlets for better error handling and message output.
  • Enhanced all vRealize Operations Manager cmdlets for better error handling and message output.
  • Enhanced all vRealize Log Insight cmdlets for better error handling and message output.
  • Enhanced all vRealize Automation cmdlets for better error handling and message output.
  • Enhanced Set-vCenterPermission cmdlet to set permissions on non-nested folders.
  • Enhanced Enable-SupervisorCluster cmdlet with better pre-validation.
  • Renamed Add-NsxtVidmGroupRole cmdlet to Add-NsxtVidmRole, to add support for assigning both users and groups roles in NSX-T Data Center.
  • Added Add-ResourcePool cmdlet to create a resource pool in the Workload Domain specified.
  • Added Undo-ResourcePool cmdlet to remove a resource pool based on the Workload Domain specified.
  • Added Update-vRAOrganizationDisplayName cmdlet to configure the Organization Display Name in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Add-vROPSAdapterPing cmdlet to add a Ping Adapter to vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Enable-vROPSManagementPack cmdlet to upload and install the SDDC Health Management Pack to vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Update-vROPSAdapterSddcHealth cmdlet to rename the SDDC Health Adapters in vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Add-vROPSAdapterSddcHealth cmdlet to add SDDC Health Adapters for the Remote Collectors in vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Add-vROPSAlertPluginEmail cmdlet to add an Email Alert Plugin to vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Register-vROPSManagementPack cmdlet to activate / deactivate Native Management Packs in vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Import-vROPSUserGroup cmdlet to import a user group and assign access in vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Add-vROvCenterServer cmdlet to add a workload domain vCenter Server instance to the embedded vRealize Orchestrator.
  • Added Remove-vROvCenterServer cmdlet to remove a workload domain vCenter Server instance from the embedded vRealize Orchestrator.
  • Added Add-vROTrustedCertificate cmdlet to import a trusted certificate to the embedded vRealize Orchestrator using a PEM-encoded file.
  • Added Import-vROPSNotification cmdlet to import notifications using comma separated value file to vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Add-vRANotification cmdlet to configure the smtp notification settings in vRealize Automation.
  • Added New-vRACloudAccount cmdlet to add Cloud Accounts for a Workload Domains vCenter Server and NSX Management Cluster in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Undo-vRACloudAccount cmdlet to remove the Cloud Accounts for a Workload Domains vCenter Server and NSX Management Cluster in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Update-vRACloudAccountZone cmdlet to update the configuration of the Cloud Account Zone for a Workload Domain in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Add-vRAUser cmdlet to add an organization role and a service role to a user account in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Undo-vRAUser cmdlet to remove an organization role and all service roles from a user account in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Add-vRAGroup cmdlet to add an organization role and a service role to a group in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Undo-vRAGroup cmdlet to remove an organization role and all service roles from a group account in vRealize Automation.
  • Added Undo-IdentitySource cmdlet to remove an Identity Provider from vCenter Server.
  • Added Undo-SddcManagerRole cmdlet to remove access for a user in SDDC Manager.
  • Added Add-SsoUser cmdlet to add a Single Sign-On domain user.
  • Added New-vRSLCMDatacenter cmdlet to add a datacenter in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added Undo-vRSLCMDatacenter cmdlet to remove a datacenter from vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added New-vRSLCMDatacenterVcenter cmdlet to add a vCenter Server to a datacenter in vRealize Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added Export-WSAJsonSpec cmdlet to generate the deployment JSON for Clustered Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added New-WSADeployment cmdlet to trigger the deployment of Clustered Workspace ONE Access via vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added Add-WorkspaceOneDirectoryConnector cmdlet to add a connector to the Identity Provider in Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Add-vRLIAlertDatacenter cmdlet to create vRealize Log Insight alerts by datacenter.
  • Added Add-vRLIAlertVirtualMachine cmdlet to create vRealize Log Insight alerts by virtual machine.
  • Added Undo-vRLIAlert cmdlet to remove alerts from vRealize Log Insight.
  • Added Sample Notification Templates in the SampleNotifications folder:
  • vrli-vcf-datacenter.json defines the vRealize Log Insight alerts that should be configured for VMware Cloud Foundation at the datacenter level.
  • vrli-vcf-vmVrslcm.json defines the vRealize Log Insight alerts that should be configured for vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Added Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\iom folder, each script uses the Planning and Preparation Workbook as the input source:
  • iomDeployVrealizeOperations.ps1 automates the install and config of vRealize Operations for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation.
  • iomConfigureVrealizeOperations.ps1 automates the integration config of vRealize Operations for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation.

v1.2.0

Release Date: 2021-11-30

  • Fixed Add-GlobalPermission where an error is thrown when Internet Explorer has not been launched in the operating system.
  • Fixed Set-DatastoreTag where it was failing to create a single tag and category when multiple vCenter Servers in the Single-Sign On domain.
  • Fixed Add-StoragePolicy where is was failing to add the storage policy when multiple vCenter Servers in the Single-Sign On domain.
  • Enhanced Move-VMtoFolder cmdlet to check the name of VM provided and skip if it does not exist.
  • Enhanced Add-WorkspaceOneDirectory cmdlet so that it can be used with Clustered Workspace ONE Access.
  • Enhanced Set-WorkspaceOneSmtpConfig cmdlet to skip the configuration if the SMTP Server configuration is already performed.
  • Added Export-vRLIJsonSpec cmdlet to generate the Json specification file needed to deploy vRealize Log Insight via vRealize Lifecycle Suite Manager.
  • Added New-vRLIDeployment cmdlet to deploy vRealize Log Insight via vRealize Lifecycle Suite Manager in VMware Cloud Foundation aware mode.
  • Added Add-vRLIAuthenticationWSA cmdlet to support configuring Workspace ONE Access integration with vRealize Log Insight.
  • Added Add-WorkspaceOneDirectoryGroup cmdlet to Sync additional Active Directory groups with Workspace ONE Access.
  • Added Export-vROPSJsonSpec cmdlet to generate the Json specification file needed to deploy vRealize Operations Manager via vRealize Lifecycle Suite Manager.
  • Added New-vROPSDeployment cmdlet to deploy vRealize Operations Manager via vRealize Lifecycle Suite Manager in VMware Cloud Foundation aware mode.
  • Added Export-vRASJsonSpec cmdlet to generate the Json specification file needed to deploy vRealize Automation via vRealize Lifecycle Suite Manager.
  • Added New-vRADeployment cmdlet to deploy vRealize Automation via vRealize Lifecycle Suite Manager in VMware Cloud Foundation aware mode.
  • Added Install-vRLIPhotonAgent cmdlet to download, install and configure the vRealize Log Insight Agent on Photon Operating System.
  • Added Add-vRLIAgentGroup cmdlet to create an Agent Group in vRealize Log Insight.
  • Added Register-vRLIWorkloadDomain cmdlet to connect/disconnect a Workload Domain with vRealize Log Insight.
  • Added Set-vRLISyslogEdgeCluster cmdlet to configure the Syslog settings for each NSX Edge node within a Workload Domains NSX Edge Cluster.
  • Added Add-vRLISmtpConfiguration cmdlet to configure the SMTP Server settings for vRealize Log Insight.
  • Added Add-vRLILogArchive cmdlet to configure Email Notifications, Retention and Archive Location for vRealize Log Insight.
  • Added Register-vROPSWorkloadDomain cmdlet to connect/disconnect a Workload Domain with vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Add-vROPSCurrency cmdlet to configure the currency for vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Add-vROPSGroupRemoteCollectors cmdlet to create a Remote Collector Group and assign the remote collectors in vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Update-vROPSAdapterVcenter cmdlet to update the Remote Collector Group assignment for the vCenter Server Adapter in vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Add-vROPSCredentialNsxt cmdlet to create an NSX credential in vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Add-vROPSAdapterNsxt cmdlet to create an NSX Adapter and Start Collection in vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Added Undo-vRSLCMLockerPassword cmdlet to remove a password from the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Locker.
  • Added Undo-vRSLCMLockerCertificate cmdlet to remove a certificate from the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Locker.
  • Added Undo-vRSLCMLockerLicense cmdlet to remove a license from the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Locker.
  • Added Undo-VMFolder cmdlet to remove a folder from vCenter Server.
  • Added Add-vRLIAuthenticationGroup cmdlet to assign vRealize Log Insight roles to Workspace ONE Access Groups.
  • Added Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\iam folder, each script uses the Planning and Preparation Workbook as the input source:
  • iamConfigureVsphere.ps1 automates all the configuration of vSphere/SDDC Manager elements for Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud Foundation.
  • iamConfigureWorkspaceOne.ps1 automates all the configuration of Workspace ONE Access elements for Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud Foundation.
    • iamConfigureNsx.ps1 automates all the configuration of the NSX elements for Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud Foundation.
  • Added Sample Scripts in the SampleScripts\ila folder, each script uses the Planning and Preparation Workbook as the input source:
  • ilaDeployVrealizeLogInsight.ps1 automates the install and config of vRealize Log Insight for Intelligent Logging and Analytics for VMware Cloud Foundation.
  • ilaConfigureVrealizeLogInsight.ps1 automates the integration config of vRealize Log Insight for Intelligent Logging and Analytics for VMware Cloud Foundation.
  • Added New-SupervisorClusterCSR cmdlet to create a new certificate signing request for the defined Supervisor Cluster.
  • Added Add-SupervisorClusterCertificate cmdlet to add a signed TLS certificate for the defined Supervisor Cluster.
  • Added Add-NamespaceVmClass cmdlet to add an existing VM Class to a Supervisor Namespace.

v1.1.0

Release Date: 2021-10-05

  • Fixed Set-vCenterPermission where a failure can occur if the workload domain does not follow the same naming as the vCenter Server.
  • Enhanced Add-VmStartupRule to check both VM Groups exists before attempting to create the VM-to-VM Group.
  • Enhanced Add-ContentLibrary to support creation of both Published and Subscription Content Libraries.
  • Added New-vRSLCMLockerPassword cmdlet to support adding passwords to the vRealize Lifecycle Suite Manager Locker.
  • Added New-vRSLCMLockerLicense cmdlet to support adding licenses to the vRealize Lifecycle Suite Manager Locker.
  • Added Add-VmGroup cmdlet to support adding Virtual Machines to existing VM Groups (availability Zones in particular).
  • Added a number of new functions to support automation of the Site Protection and Disaster Recovery solution:
  • Install-SiteRecoveryManager
  • Install-vSphereReplicationManager
  • Connect-DRSolutionTovCenter
  • Install-VAMICertificate
  • Backup-VMOvfProperties
  • Restore-VMOvfProperties
  • Copy-vRealizeLoadBalancer

v1.0.1

Release Date: 2021-08-16

  • Fixed the way Certificate file is read in Add-WSALdapDirectory to avoid truncation of certificate data.
  • Fixed Add-ContentLibrary where creation using subscription URL was failing.
  • Fixed Add-VMFolder where it was creating a folder in each vCenter Server in the Single Sign-On Domain.

v1.0.0

Release Date: 2021-08-24

  • Initial Module Release