How to operate with multiple open connections to VCs (Connect-VIServer).

[qwert1235]

Hello:

I know that I can open multiple connections to VCs (Connect-VIServer), but do not really understand how to operate with them…

How can I refer to VC1 for one operation and after that to VC2 for another without closing connection to VC1? I might need to do it few times in my script…

Any help and simple example will be really appreciated.

Thanks,

qwert

[LucD · Accepted solution]

The Connect-VIServer cmdlet from PowerCLU 4u1 onwards supports multiple open sessions.

The sessions are stored in an array called $defaultVIServers.

If you need to re-establish an open session you can use the entry for that server in the array and then use the SessionId property to make that session the open/default session (which is stored in the $defaultVIServer variable).

Something like this

Connect-VIServer -Server VC1
Connect-VIServer -Server VC2
# Show the sessions and their properties
$defaultVIServers | Select *

# Open the session to VC1
Connect-VIServer -Session $defaultVIServers[0].SessionId

# Open the session to VC2
Connect-VIServer -Session $defaultVIServers[1].SessionId

# The open session
$defaultVIServer