Greetings...
I'm trying to automate the reset of the LCM (VUM DB) based on VMW KB Resetting VMware Update Manager Database on a vCenter Server Appliance 6.5/6.7/7.0 (2147284). I'm using the POSH-SSH module, and this script logic worked (AFAIK up to VCSA 7.0.3U3c).
Just wondering if anyone has any insight on why this stopped working, or a better way to automate this task.
#script
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$PSMODULE_SOURCE = "C:\Source\Scripts\Powershell\Modules"
$PSMODULE = "Posh-SSH.zip"
$SSO_Admin = "Administrator@vsphere.local" # put ssoadmin in a variable
$VCSA_IP = Read-Host -Prompt "Provide IP Address for VCSA" #Get/store target
$SSO_pw = Read-Host -Prompt "Provide $SSO_Admin password" -AsSecureString #Get/store creds
$SSO_cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($SSO_Admin, $SSO_pw)
# First uninstall the posh-ssh module
Get-Module Posh-SSH -ListAvailable | Uninstall-Module -Force -Confirm:$false
Write-Host "Completed uninstalling older PS Module" -ForegroundColor Green
#Installs new Posh-SSH Module by Expanding Archive into Auto-load Directory
Expand-Archive -Path "$PSMODULE_SOURCE\$PSMODULE" -DestinationPath "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\" -Force
Import-Module -Name Posh-SSH
Write-Host "Completed importing PS Module $PSModule" -ForegroundColor Green
$sSession = @{
ComputerName = $VCSA_IP
Credential = $SSO_cred
AcceptKey = $true
}
$session = New-SSHSession @sSession
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I am using Posh-SSH version 3.0.4
At this point, earlier versions would connect to ssh-session with vcsa, and then using Invoke-SSHCommand run the shell commands to reset the vum db. Now (7.0.3U3e) throws an error:
New-SSHSession : Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
At line:9 char:12
+ $session = New-SSHSession @sSession
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (Renci.SshNet.SshClient:SshClient) [New-SSHSession], TargetInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : SSH.NewSshSession
