# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Monitor ESX with WS-MAN
# description: This script shows how to monitor ESX with PowerShell v2 CTP3’s new WSMan cmdlets.
# version: 0.1
# type: function
# author: Carter Shanklin
# license: CC0
# function: Get-VMHostWSManInstance
# x-poshcode-id: 928
# x-archived: 2011-02-23T16:33:42
#
#
function Get-VMHostWSManInstance {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$TRUE,HelpMessage="VMHosts to probe")]
[VMware.VimAutomation.Client20.VMHostImpl[]]
$VMHost,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$TRUE,HelpMessage="Class Name")]
[string]
$class,
[switch]
$ignoreCertFailures,
[System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]
$credential=$null
)
$omcBase = "http://schema.omc-project.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/"
$dmtfBase = "http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/"
$vmwareBase = "http://schemas.vmware.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/"
if ($ignoreCertFailures) {
$option = New-WSManSessionOption -SkipCACheck -SkipCNCheck -SkipRevocationCheck
} else {
$option = New-WSManSessionOption
}
foreach ($H in $VMHost) {
if ($credential -eq $null) {
$hView = $H | Get-View -property Value
$ticket = $hView.AcquireCimServicesTicket()
$password = convertto-securestring $ticket.SessionId -asplaintext -force
$credential = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $ticket.SessionId, $password
}
$uri = "https`://" + $h.Name + "/wsman"
if ($class -cmatch "^CIM") {
$baseUrl = $dmtfBase
} elseif ($class -cmatch "^OMC") {
$baseUrl = $omcBase
} elseif ($class -cmatch "^VMware") {
$baseUrl = $vmwareBase
} else {
throw "Unrecognized class"
}
Get-WSManInstance -Authentication basic -ConnectionURI $uri -Credential $credential -Enumerate -Port 443 -UseSSL -SessionOption $option -ResourceURI "$baseUrl/$class"
}
}
# Examples (make sure you are connected to an ESX server.)
# Get-VMHostWSManInstance -VMHost (Get-VMHost) -class CIM_Fan -ignoreCertFailures
# Get-VMHostWSManInstance -VMHost (Get-VMHost) -class VMware_Role -ignoreCertFailures
# Get-VMHostWSManInstance -VMHost (Get-VMHost) -class OMC_Card -ignoreCertFailures
# See http`://www.vmware.com/support/developer/cim-sdk/smash/u2/ga/apirefdoc/ for a list of classes.