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v2.5.0

Released: Unreleased

  • Added cmdlets for auditing PCI Compliance in VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 and later.
  • Added Get-VCFCompliance to retrieve a specific compliance audit result.
  • Added Get-VCFComplianceConfiguration to retrieve a list of all compliance configurations along with their applicable resource types and versions.
  • Added Get-VCFComplianceHistory to retrieve the history for all compliance audits that have been performed.
  • Added Get-VCFComplianceStandard to retrieve a list of all compliance audit standards and versions that are supported.
  • Added Get-VCFCompliance to retrieve a specific compliance audit result.
  • Added New-VCFCompliance to run a new compliance audit.
  • Added Export-VCFManagementDomainJsonSpec to export the JSON specification required for bring-up from the Planning and Preparation workbook.
  • Enhanced the request headers to include Content-Type to ensure REST API calls do not error out.
  • Enhanced ResponseException function to accept optional -Body parameter to include the JSON payload for ease of debugging.
  • Enhanced New-VCFWorkloadDomain cmdlet to improve error handling.
  • Enhanced New-VCFCommissionedHost cmdlet to improve error handling.
  • Enhanced New-VCFCommissionedHost cmdlet with ability to use the host commission JSON specification provided by the SDDC Manager UI.
  • Updated Get-VCFTask cmdlet with additional exception message to catch.
  • Updated Get-VCFSystemPrecheckTask cmdlet with optional parameter failureOnly.
  • Updated Get-VCFPersonality cmdlet with optional parameter name.
  • Updated New-VCFWorkloadDomain cmdlet with optional parameter validate to validate the JSON specification.
  • Refactored Invoke-VCFCommand to run commands on SDDC Manager without the need for SSH across PowerShell editions and operating systems.
  • Removed deprecated Commission-VCFHost alias from New-VCFCommissionedHost.
  • Removed deprecated Decommission-VCFHost alias from Remove-VCFCommissionedHost.
  • Removed deprecated Get-VCFNsxManagerCluster alias from Get-VCFNsxtCluster.
  • Removed deprecated Get-VCFNsxEdgeCluster alias from Get-VCFEdgeCluster.
  • Removed deprecated New-VCFNsxEdgeCluster alias from New-VCFEdgeCluster.

v2.4.1

Released: 2023-12-15

  • Updated the module's internal checkVCFToken function to ensure and expired token can be refresh when using PowerShell 7.

v2.4.0

Released: 2023-10-02

  • Updated Request-VCFToken cmdlet for better error handling.
  • Enhanced Get-VCFCluster cmdlet to return associated vSphere Distributed Switches.
  • Enhanced Get-VCFManager cmdlet to return the SDDC Manager version in x.y.z format.
  • Enhanced Get-VCFManager cmdlet to return the SDDC Manager build in xxxxxxx format.
  • Added Set-VCFCredentialAutoRotate cmdlet to configure or disable credential auto-rotation for a credential managed by SDDC Manager.
  • Added Get-VCFProxy cmdlet to retrieve the proxy configuration for the SDDC Manager.
  • Added Set-VCFProxy cmdlet to configure the proxy configuration for the SDDC Manager.
  • Added Get-VCFIdentityProvider cmdlet to retrieve the identity provider configuration.
  • Added Remove-VCFIdentityProvider cmdlet to delete an identity provider.
  • Added New-VCFIdentityProvider cmdlet to configure an embedded or external identity provider.
  • Added Update-VCFIdentityProvider cmdlet to update the configuration of an embedded or external identity provider.
  • Added cmdlet aliases:
  • Added Get-VCFNsxManagerCluster for Get-VCFNsxtCluster.
  • Added Get-VCFNsxEdgeCluster for Get-VCFEdgeCluster.
  • Added Get-VCFAriaLifecycle for Get-VCFVrslcm.
  • Added New-VCFAriaLifecycle for New-VCFVrslcm.
  • Added Remove-VCFAriaLifecycle for Remove-VCFVrslcm.
  • Added Reset-VCFAriaLifecycle for Reset-VCFVrslcm.
  • Added Get-VCFAriaOperations for Get-VCFVrops.
  • Added Get-VCFAriaOperationsConnection for Get-VCFVropsConnection.
  • Added Set-VCFAriaOperationsConnection for Set-VCFVropsConnection.
  • Added Get-VCFAriaOperationsLogs for Get-VCFVrli.
  • Added Get-VCFAriaOperationsLogsConnection for Get-VCFVrliConnection.
  • Added Set-VCFAriaOperationsLogsConnection for Set-VCFVrliConnection.
  • Added Get-VCFAriaAutomation for Get-VCFVra.
  • Fixed validateJsonInput function to prevent it from truncating directly passed JSON content.

v2.3.0

Released: 2023-04-25

  • Enhanced validateJsonInput cmdlet for consistency across functions.
  • Enhanced Get-VCFDepotCredential cmdlet to support retrieving the VxRail depot details.
  • Updated New-VCFCluster cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Add-VCFApplicationVirtualNetwork cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Set-VCFBackupConfiguration cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Start-VCFBundleUpload cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Set-VCFCluster cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Set-VCFCredential cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated New-VCFCluster cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Restart-VCFCredentialTask cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated New-VCFWorkloadDomain cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Set-VCFFederation cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated New-VCFCommissionedHost cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Remove-VCFCommissionedHost cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated New-VCFNetworkPool cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated New-VCFEdgeCluster cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Restart-CloudBuilderSDDC cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Start-VCFHealthSummary cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Start-VCFSupportBundle cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Start-VCFSystemPrecheck cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Start-VCFUpgrade cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Set-VCFConfigurationDNS cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Set-VCFConfigurationNTP cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated New-VCFvRSLCM cmdlet to consume enhanced validateJsonInput function.
  • Updated Get-VCFManager cmdlet synopsis, description and examples.
  • Updated Set-VCFFederation cmdlet synopsis, description and examples.
  • Updated Get-VCFConfigurationDNSValidation cmdlets synopsis, description and examples.
  • Updated Get-VCFCertificateCSR cmdlets synopsis, description and examples.
  • Updated Get-VCFvRLI cmdlets synopsis, description and examples.
  • Updated README.md, and added module metadata.
  • Added region block identifiers for better developer and contributor experience when navigating the PowerShell module code.
  • Added GitHub Pages Documentation for PowerVCF.
  • Added Get-VCFFipsMode cmdlet to return the status for FIPS mode.
  • Added Get-VCFRelease cmdlet to retrieve details for releases.
  • Added Get-VCFCredentialExpiry cmdlet to retrieve the password expiry details for credentials.
  • Added Get-VCFLicenseMode cmdlet to retrieve the current license mode of the system & each domain
  • Added New-VCFPersonality cmdlet to add a new vSphere Lifecycle Manager personality/image in the SDDC Manager inventory from an existing vLCM image based cluster

v2.2.0

Released: 2022-26-05

  • Fixed Get-VCFApplicationVirtualNetworkcmdlet when passing the ID of the Application Virtual Network the response was failing.
  • Updated Get-VCFFederation cmdlet to check the system version, multi-instance management is deprecated in VMware Cloud Foundation v4.4.0.
  • Updated Set-VCFFederation cmdlet to check the system version, multi-instance management is deprecated in VMware Cloud Foundation v4.4.0.
  • Updated Remove-VCFFederation cmdlet to check the system version, multi-instance management is deprecated in VMware Cloud Foundation v4.4.0.
  • Updated Get-VCFFederationMember cmdlet to check the system version, multi-instance management is deprecated in VMware Cloud Foundation v4.4.0.
  • Updated New-VCFFederationInvite cmdlet to check the system version, multi-instance management is deprecated in VMware Cloud Foundation v4.4.0.
  • Updated Join-VCFFederation cmdlet to check the system version, multi-instance management is deprecated in VMware Cloud Foundation v4.4.0.
  • Updated Get-VCFFederationTask cmdlet to check the system version, multi-instance management is deprecated in VMware Cloud Foundation v4.4.0.
  • Updated Request-VCFToken cmdlet to support -skipCertificateCheck switch and removed the alias for Connect-VCFToken.
  • Updated Connect-CloudBuilder cmdlet to support -skipCertificateCheck switch.
  • Updated Get-VCFCredentialTask cmdlet to support -status validation set.
  • Added Get-VCFPSC cmdlet to support the retrieval of Platform Services Controllers from the SDDC Manager inventory.

v2.1.7

Released: 2021-30-11

  • Fixed New-VCFClustercmdlet where incorrect braces prevented the ability to retrieve response information.
  • Added Get-VCFvRLIConnection cmdlet to get the connection status of VI Workload Domains to vRealize Log Insight.
  • Rename Set-VCFvRLIConnection cmdlet from Set-VCFvRLI to align with new Get-VCFvRLIConnection cmdlet.
  • Added Get-VCFvROPSConnection cmdlet to get the connection status of VI Workload Domains to vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Rename Set-VCFvROPSConnection cmdlet from Set-VCFvROPs to align with new Get-VCFvROPSConnection cmdlet.
  • Updated New-VCFLicenseKey cmdlet to support additonal license types "WCP", "NSXV", "HORIZON_VIEW".
  • Updated Get-VCFvROPs cmdlet to display API output in an easier to read format.
  • Updated Get-VCFWSA cmdlet to display API output in an easier to read format.
  • Updated Get-VCFvRA cmdlet to display API output in an easier to read format.
  • Updated Get-VCFvRLI cmdlet to display API output in an easier to read format.