PowerShell Module for VMware Cloud Foundation Password Management¶
VMware.CloudFoundation.PasswordManagement
is a PowerShell module that supports the ability to report and configure the password policy settings across your VMware Cloud Foundatiоn instance.
With these cmdlets, you can perform the following actions on a VMware Cloud Foundation instance or a specific workload domain.
The module provides coverage for the following:
- Generate a password policy report for password expiration, password complexity, and account lockout.
- Generate a password policy report with configuration drift using a password policy configuration file.
- Update the password polices using a password policy configuration file.
Components:
- SDDC Manager
- vCenter Single Sign-On
- vCenter Server
- ESXi
- NSX Local Manager
- NSX Edge
- Workspace ONE Access (Standalone)
Generate a password rotation report for accounts managed by SDDC Manager.
Components:
- SDDC Manager
- vCenter Single Sign-On
- vCenter Server
- NSX Local Manager
- NSX Edge
- Aria Suite Lifecycle
- Aria Operations for Logs
- Aria Operations
- Aria Automation
- Workspace ONE Access
Note
- ESXi password rotation is not managed by SDDC Manager.
- Aria Suite password rotation is only supported if deployed in VMware Cloud Foundation mode and present in the SDDC Manager inventory.
Requirements¶
Platforms¶
The following table lists the supported platforms for this module.
Platform | Support | Reference |
---|---|---|
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1 | Documentation | |
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 | Documentation | |
VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5 | Documentation | |
VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4 | Not Available | |
VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 | Not Applicable |
Operating Systems¶
The following table lists the supported operating systems for this module.
Operating System | Version |
---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server | 2019, 2022 |
Microsoft Windows | 10, 11 |
VMware Photon OS | 3.0, 4.0 |
PowerShell¶
The following table lists the supported editions and versions of PowerShell for this module.
Edition | Version |
---|---|
Microsoft Windows PowerShell | 5.1 |
PowerShell Core | >= 7.2.0 |
Module Dependencies¶
The following table lists the required PowerShell module dependencies for this module.
PowerShell Module | Version | Publisher | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
VMware.PowerCLI | >= 13.1.0 | VMware, Inc. | Documentation |
VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin | >= 1.3.9 | VMware, Inc. | GitHub |
PowerVCF | >= 2.4.0 | VMware, Inc. | Documentation |
PowerValidatedSolutions | >= 2.7.0 | VMware, Inc. | Documentation |