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ConnectVI-Server
  1. ## ===================================================================== 
  2. ## Title       : ConnectVI-Server 
  3. ## Description : Connects to the VI server. 
  4. ## Author      : Idera 
  5. ## Date        : 9/11/2008 
  6. ## Input       : -VIserver : Virtual Infrastructure server 
  7. ##               -verbose 
  8. ##               -debug    
  9. ## Output      :  
  10. ## Usage       : EXAMPLE 1: PS> ./ConnectVI-Server myVIserver  -v -d   Connects to VI server named myVIserver. 
  11. ## Notes       :  
  12. ## Tag         : PowerShell, VMware 
  13. ## ===================================================================== 
  14.  
  15. param 
  16. ( 
  17.    [string]$VIserver, 
  18.    [switch]$verbose, 
  19.    [switch]$debug 
  20. ) 
  21.  
  22. function main() 
  23. { 
  24.    if ($verbose) {$VerbosePreference = "Continue"} 
  25.    if ($debug) {$DebugPreference = "Continue"} 
  26.    ConnectVI-Server $VIserver  
  27. } 
  28.  
  29. function ConnectVI-Server([string]$VIserver = "") 
  30. { 
  31.     ## Clear Screen. 
  32.     Clear-Host 
  33.      
  34.     ## Warn user they must be logged on with an account that has connection rights to the VI server. 
  35.     $answer = Read-Host "`n`n`n`tNOTE: You must be logged on with an account that has connection rights to the VI server. Press <X> to exit or <Enter> to continue. " 
  36.     if($answer -eq "x") 
  37.     { 
  38.         break     
  39.     } 
  40.     else 
  41.     { 
  42.         if($VIserver -eq "") 
  43.         { 
  44.             Write-Host "`n`n`n`tERROR- A VI server must be specified!`n`n" -foregroundcolor red 
  45.             break 
  46.         } 
  47.         else 
  48.         { 
  49.             Connect-VIServer $VIserver 
  50.             Write-Host "`n`n`t You have connected to Server: $VIserver.Name with a SessionID of: $VIserver.SessionID ." 
  51.             Read-Host "`n`t Press <Enter> to continue " 
  52.         } 
  53.     } 
  54. } ## EOF: ConnectVI-Server() 
  55.  
  56. ## Run Main 
  57. main 
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Connects to a VMware Infrastructure Server using the VMware VI Tools PowerShell snapin.

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