Invoke-SddcCommand¶

Synopsis¶

Run a command on SDDC Manager.

Syntax¶

Invoke-SddcCommand [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-vmUser] <String> [-vmPass] <String> [-command] <String>
[<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Invoke-SddcCommand cmdlet runs a command within the SDDC Manager appliance. The cmdlet connects to the SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -pass values:

Validates that network connectivity is available to the SDDC Manager instance.
Validates that network connectivity is available to the Management Domain vCenter instance.
Runs the command provided within the SDDC Manager appliance.

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Invoke-SddcCommand -server [sddc_manager_fqdn] -user [admin_username] -pass [admin_password] -vmUser [local_username] -vmPass [local_password] -command "chage -l backup"

This example runs the command provided on the SDDC Manager appliance with the user specified for the -vmUser parameter.

Parameters¶

-server¶

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager.

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 the SDDC Manager.

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 the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-vmUser¶

The username to authenticate to the virtual machine.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-vmPass¶

The password to authenticate to the virtual machine.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-command¶

The command to run on the virtual machine.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 6
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.