Request-VCFCertificate

Synopsis

Generate a certificate(s) for the selected resource(s) in a workload domain.

Syntax

Request-VCFCertificate [-json] <String> [-domainName] <String> [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Request-VCFCertificate cmdlet generates certificate(s) for the selected resource(s) in a workload domain.

Note

The cerificate authority must be configured and the certificate signing request must be generated beforehand.

Info

The resources that can be requested are: SDDC_MANAGER, PSC, VCENTER, NSX_MANAGER, NSXT_MANAGER, VRA, VRLI, VROPS, VRSLCM, VXRAIL_MANAGER.

Examples

Example 1

Request-VCFCertificate -domainName MGMT -json (Get-Content -Raw .\samples\certificates\requestCertificateSpec.json)

This example shows how to generate the certificate(s) based on the entries within the JSON specification file for resources within the workload domain named MGMT.

Sample JSON: Request Certificate

{
  "caType": "Microsoft",
  "resources": [
    {
      "fqdn": "sfo-w01-vc01.sfo.rainpole.io",
      "name": "sfo-w01-vc01",
      "resourceId": "56ec85d5-7276-4f81-ab93-bb3ce90e46a8",
      "type": "VCENTER"
    },
    {
      "fqdn": "sfo-w01-nsx01.sfo.rainpole.io",
      "name": "sfo-w01-nsx01",
      "resourceId": "05efb755-6107-4bc2-bd3f-6d59a5c47ee2",
      "sans": [
        "sfo-w01-nsx01a.sfo.rainpole.io",
        "sfo-w01-nsx01b.sfo.rainpole.io",
        "sfo-w01-nsx01c.sfo.rainpole.io",
        "sfo-w01-nsx01.sfo.rainpole.io"
      ],
      "type": "NSXT_MANAGER"
    }
  ]
}

Parameters

-json

Specifies the JSON specification to be used.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-domainName

Specifies the name of the workload domain.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
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.