Set-EsxiLockdownMode¶

Synopsis¶

Sets the lockdown mode for all ESXi hosts in a given cluster.

Syntax¶

enable¶

Set-EsxiLockdownMode [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-domain] <String> [-cluster] <String> [-enable] [<CommonParameters>]

disable¶

Set-EsxiLockdownMode [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-domain] <String> [-cluster] <String>
 [-disable] [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Set-EsxiLockdownMode cmdlet sets the lockdown mode for all ESXi hosts in a given cluster.

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Set-EsxiLockdownMode -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -domain sfo-m01 -cluster sfo-m01-cl01 -enable

This example will enable the lockdown mode for all ESXi hosts in a cluster.

Example 2¶

Set-EsxiLockdownMode -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -domain sfo-m01 -cluster sfo-m01-cl01 -disable

This example will disable the lockdown mode for all ESXi hosts in a cluster.

Parameters¶

-server¶

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager instance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-user¶

The username to authenticate to the SDDC Manager instance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-pass¶

The passwordto authenticate to the SDDC Manager instance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-domain¶

The name of the workload domain in which the cluster is located.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-cluster¶

The name of the cluster in which the ESXi host is located.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-enable¶

Enable lockdown mode for the ESXi host(s).

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: enable
Aliases:

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

-disable¶

Disable lockdown mode for the ESXi host(s).

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: disable
Aliases:

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

Common Parameters¶

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.