This will be a somewhat strange request. Basically, I'm looking to build a PS script built around PowerCLI designed to test, programmatically, and determine the "availability" and health of vCenter server. So essentially, which queries do users think represent a good "test" to see if vCenter is actually working? The commands run should represent actual queries against a system and not simply if services are started or are "green" (healthy). The catch here is that vCenter will be tested from a clone in an environment where it does not have network connectivity to any of its hosts or other resources other than a PSC (if external).
My thoughts so far are the following workflow:
I welcome any user input as to additional or replacement commands that could be run that indicates if vCenter is functional.
EDIT: Just to be clear, I'm not soliciting any PowerShell, just a test methodology and an explanation of its usefulness in any steps.
Message was edited by: Chip Zoller
Hi,
Overall I think the transactional tests listed are sound; just wanted to share if your looking at vSphere 6.5 VCSA William Lam written some really useful functions for retrieving the Health States; PowerCLI-Example-Scripts/VAMI.psm1 at master · lamw/PowerCLI-Example-Scripts · GitHub that might be useful in development.
Kind regards,
Adrian
Yes,I'm aware of these, however I didn't want to incorporate them for two reasons: