PowerCLI scheduled script and authentication

[TheVMinator]

I have a powerCLI script I want to schedule but I want to do it by calling it with vRO.  However, I don't want to store my password in the PowerCLI script - I'd like the script to authenticate to vCenter Server and for example list the running VMs once a day.  How can I call this script from vRO without storing the password in the script itself?  vRO and the PowerShell host are on separate VMs.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

There is the PowerCLI builtin CredentialStore (see the New-VICredentialStoreItem).

An alternative is the method described in Store encrypted password in a PowerShell script

[TheVMinator]

ok thanks!