PowerVCF v2.1.0: General Availability
I’m pleased to announce the general availability of PowerVCF v2.1.0 for download from the PowerShell Library.
As mentioned in previous posts PowerVCF is a open source project and the team has been working hard on the latest update in their spare time to add support for VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x.
Download It Here: PowerVCF PowerShell Library Download
What’s New in PowerVCF v2.1.0
Here’s a run down of what’s new in this release:
- Rename of a few existing cmdlets to align with approved verbs
- Enhancements to execution response messages
- Removal of the use of Write-Host
The following table provides a detailed breakdown of all the cmdlet changes for this release.
Category |
cmdlet Name |
Description |
Comment |
Users and Groups |
New-VCFGroup |
Create a Group |
NEW |
Users and Groups |
Get-VCFUser |
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Users and Groups |
Get-VCFUser |
Get all Users in SDDC Manager |
UPDATED – Support input value of -type (USER, GROUP, SERVICE) |
Users and Groups |
Get-VCFUser |
Get all Users in SDDC Manager |
UPDATED – Support input value of -domain to retrieve all accounts by domain |
Upgradables |
Get-VCFUpgradable |
Get list of upgradables |
UPDATED – Improved output |
Upgrades |
Get-VCFUpgrade |
Gets list of upgradable components in the System |
NEW |
Upgrades |
Start-VCFUpgrade |
Starts the upgrade |
NEW |
SDDC |
Restart-CloudBuilderSDDC |
Restarts deployment in Cl;oud |
|
General |
Request-VCFToken |
Requests API access & refresh tokens |
UPDATED – Renamed from Connect-VCFManager |
Hosts |
New-VCFCommissionedHost |
Commission a Host |
UPDATED – Renamed from Commission-VCFHost |
Hosts |
Remove-VCFCommissionedHost |
Decommission a Host |
UPDATED – Renamed from Decommission-VCFHost |
DNS and NTP Configuration |
Get-VCFConfigurationDNS |
Gets the current DNS Configuration |
NEW |
DNS and NTP Configuration |
Get-VCFConfigurationDNSValidation |
Get the status of the validation of the input for the DNS Configuration |
NEW |
DNS and NTP Configuration |
Set-VCFConfigurationDNS |
Configures DNS for all systems |
NEW |
DNS and NTP Configuration |
Get-VCFConfigurationNTP |
Gets the current NTP Configuration |
NEW |
DNS and NTP Configuration |
Get-VCFConfigurationNTPValidation |
et the status of the validation of the input for the NTP Configuration |
NEW |
DNS and NTP Configuration |
Set-VCFConfigurationNTP |
Configures NTP for all systems |
NEW |
License Keys |
Get-VCFLicenseKey |
Gets all License Keys in SDDC Manager |
UPDATED – Added -productType and -status as command line inputs |
License Keys |
New-VCFLicenseKey |
Adds a new License Key to SDDC Manager |
UPDATED – No longer requires a JSON spec all command line |
Federation |
Set-VCFFederation |
Bootstrap a VMware Cloud Foundation to form a federation |
UPDATED – Now supports JSON file or a JSON variable as input |
CEIP |
Set-VCFCeip |
Sets the CEIP status (Enabled/Disabled) |
UPDATED – Code improvement and command line inputs for -ceipSetting |
Backup and Restore |
Set-VCFBackupConfiguration |
Configure backup settings for NSX and SDDC manager |
UPDATED – Now supports JSON file or a JSON variable as input |
System Prechecks |
Start-VCFSystemPrecheck |
Starts system level health checks |
UPDATED – Now supports JSON file or a JSON variable as input |
About the Author:
Gary Blake is a Staff II Solutions Architect at VMware, focusing on VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Validated Designs and is a lead contributor for PowerVCF. You can find Gary blogging at https://my-cloudy-world.com/ or on social media @GaryJBlake.
This article has been re-posted with permission from the author, and was originally posted at https://my-cloudy-world.com/.