Request-EsxiPasswordComplexity¶

Synopsis¶

Retrieves the password complexity policy for all ESXi hosts in a cluster.

Syntax¶

Request-EsxiPasswordComplexity -server <String> -user <String> -pass <String> -domain <String> -cluster <String> [-drift] [-reportPath <String>] [-policyFile <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Request-EsxiPasswordComplexity cmdlet retrieves a list of ESXi hosts for a cluster displaying the currently configured password complexity policy (Advanced Settings Security.PasswordHistory and Security.PasswordQualityControl). The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -pass values:

Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to SDDC Manager
Validates that the workload domain exists in the SDDC Manager inventory
Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to vCenter Server
Gathers the ESXi hosts for the cluster specificed
Retrieves the password complexity policy for all ESXi hosts in a cluster

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Request-EsxiPasswordComplexity -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user admin@local -pass VMw@re1!VMw@re1! -domain sfo-m01 -cluster sfo-m01-cl01

This example retrieves all ESXi hosts password complexity policy for the cluster named sfo-m01-cl01 in workload domain sfo-m01.

Example 2¶

Request-EsxiPasswordComplexity -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user admin@local -pass VMw@re1!VMw@re1! -domain sfo-m01 -cluster sfo-m01-cl01 -drift -reportPath "F:\Reporting" -policyFile "passwordPolicyConfig.json"

This example retrieves all ESXi hosts password complexity policy for the cluster named sfo-m01-cl01 in workload domain sfo-m01 and checks the configuration drift using the provided configuration JSON.

Example 3¶

Request-EsxiPasswordComplexity -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user admin@local -pass VMw@re1!VMw@re1! -domain sfo-m01 -cluster sfo-m01-cl01 -drift

This example retrieves all ESXi hosts password complexity policy for the cluster named sfo-m01-cl01 in workload domain sfo-m01 and compares the configuration against the product defaults.

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 password 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

-domain¶

The name of the workload domain to retrieve the policy from.

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 to retrieve the policy from.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-drift¶

Switch to compare the current configuration against the product defaults or a JSON file.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-reportPath¶

The path to save the policy report.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-policyFile¶

The path to the policy configuration file.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

Common Parameters¶

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