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5 Replies Last post: Jul 27, 2009 1:40 AM by LucD
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PowerShell snapin/module ?

Jul 3, 2009 8:46 AM

Click to view LucD's profile Champion LucD 2,382 posts since
Oct 31, 2005
Last VMworld Europe I was impressed by the product.
After the presentation several attendees asked about a PowerShell interface to the product.

Can someone from the Orchestrator people perhaps give us an update on this ?
Reply Re: PowerShell snapin/module ? Jul 5, 2009 2:37 PM
Click to view yorkie's profile Expert yorkie 490 posts since
Dec 11, 2004
I don't suppose Carter might know, too? I'll ping my contacts in the UK. Cheers!
Reply Re: PowerShell snapin/module ? Jul 6, 2009 2:29 AM
Click to view siayiu's profile Enthusiast siayiu 64 posts since
Feb 4, 2008
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Hi,

I am sorry that we are unable to comment on this in a public forum nor without an NDA at the moment. Feel free to PM me if you wouldlike to have more discussion around it.


Thanks,

Sia

Reply Re: PowerShell snapin/module ? Jul 7, 2009 11:24 AM
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Click to view c_shanklin's profile Master c_shanklin 740 posts since
Dec 3, 2007
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Sia's the only one who could get really specific about that.
Reply Re: PowerShell snapin/module ? Jul 27, 2009 1:08 AM
Click to view Cédric's profile Hot Shot Cédric 75 posts since
Jun 27, 2008
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Are you talking about

  • Accessing Powershell from vCO.
or
  • Accessing vCO from Powershell.
Reply Re: PowerShell snapin/module ? Jul 27, 2009 1:40 AM
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Click to view LucD's profile Champion LucD 2,382 posts since
Oct 31, 2005
I'm in fact interested in both.

PS from vCO:
For example using PowerCLI functions in the custom vCO actions, instead of the provided Java functions.
Since we use PowerCLI for our vSphere automation it avoids us learning and using a 2nd language.
And we could reuse part of our existing PowerCLI scripts.

vCO from PS:
Creating, starting and monitoring Tasks from a PS script.
Our vSphere automation is not done from the vSphere client but from a centralised tool (SCOM in our case).
Being able to call Task management from this PS-based environment would avoid "console sprawl" for our admins and operators.
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