Integrated Authentication for 'Connect-CisServer' is not working... should it?

[mc1903cae]

Hi,

I am finding that, where Connect-VIServer can seamlessly/automatically authenticate using integrated authentication of my current logged in Windows domain user credentials, Connect-CisServer cannot.

I can authenticate Connect-CisServer manually by typing my Windows domain user credentials and everything seems to work OK.

I am using PowerCLI v11.

Module: VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core

Version: 11.0.0.10335701

PSVersion: 5.1.14409.1018

Is this per design or is it a bug?

Thanks

M

[LucD]

Did you add the AD account to the SystemConfiguration.Administrators group?
This is a new feature in 6.7U1 (see Emad's blog post What’s New in vCenter Server 6.7 Update 1)

Update: it doesn't give you integrated authentication yet, it still requires a VICredentialStoreItem

[mc1903cae]

Hi LucD,

Thanks for your help. To be fair my Windows AD account was not a member of the SystemConfiguration.Administrators group.

I have added it and retested using Connect-CisServer -Server {vCenter FQDN} and I am still prompted to enter my AD credentials:

Are you able to authenticate against your vCenter using Connect-CisServer -Server {vCenter FQDN} without typing any AD credentials?

Am I missing a parameter?

When I use Connect-VIServer -Server {vCenter FQDN} I am not asked for any credentials:

Cheers

M

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Have you seen my update on my previous reply?
No, it doesn't deliver integrated authentication.
I was not prompted because I created a CredentialStoreItem

[LucD]

There is an idea launched for this functionality, but it is not implemented (yet).

[mc1903cae]

I was not aware of that VMware PowerCLI site; thank you for pointing me to it! I have voted for the feature/enhancement, but I won't hold my breath ;-).

I have created a New-VICredentialStoreItem for that vCenter with my AD user/password and I can now authenticate to Connect-CisServer without typing my AD creds each time.

Thanks again for your help.

Take care,

M