VMwareCloudDirector Module | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

Getting Started with VMware Cloud Director cmdlets

Provides cmdlets for automating vCloud Director features.

Step 1: Connect to Environment

To setup a connection you should use the Connect-CIServer command. Run the code sample below to connect.

# Connects as an organization user to the provided organization.

Connect-CIServer -Server cloud.example.com -User Org1Admin -Password pass -Org Organization1

You can also connect to remote environment by running one of the alternative options to connect below:

Option 1 :

# Connects as a system administrator to a system organization.

Connect-CIServer -Server cloud.example.com -User admin -Password pass

Option 2 :

# Connects to the provided organization by specifying a credential object.

Connect-CIServer -Server cloud.example.com -Org Organization1 -Credential $vappUserCredential

Option 3 :

# Connects to a server by providing a server session ID.

Connect-CIServer -Server cloud.example.com -SessionID $sessionID

Option 4 :

# Connects to a server from the list of recently connected servers.

Connect-CIServer -Menu

Option 5 :

# Connects to a vCloud Air datacenter.

$vCloudAirConnection = Connect-PIServer -User [email protected] -Password 'pass' $myDatacenter = Get-PIDatacenter 'myDatacenter' Connect-CIServer -PIDatacenter $myDatacenter

Step 2: Retrieve a object by running a Get command

You can READ objects by using Get-CIDatastore cmdlet. See example below:

# Retrieves all datastores with names that start with "MyDatastore" from all available provider vDCs.

Get-CIDatastore -Name "MyDatastore*"