Set-MaintenanceMode¶

Synopsis¶

Sets maintenance mode on an ESX host.

Syntax¶

Set-MaintenanceMode [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-state] <String> [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Set-MaintenanceMode cmdlet enables or disables maintenance mode on an ESX host.

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Set-MaintenanceMode -server [esx_fqdn] -user [admin_username] -pass [admin_password] -state [maintenance_mode_state]

This example places an ESX host in the specified maintenance mode state.

Parameters¶

-server¶

The FQDN of the ESX host.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-user¶

The username to authenticate to ESX host.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-pass¶

The password to authenticate to ESX host.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-state¶

The state of the maintenance mode to be set on ESX host. The value can be one of the following ("ENABLE" or "DISABLE").

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 4
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.