Set-VMHostAuthentication

[Bernhard1502]

Hi all,

i'm scripting to set up a new ESXi5...works fine so far, but i can't join the ESXi to a Windows ActiveDirectory 2008 Domain.

This is what i'm trying:

get-vmHost ESXi01 | Get-VMHostAuthentication | Set-VMHostAuthentication -Domain $domain -JoinDomain:$true -Credential $global:vCred -Force:$true -Confirm:$false

and this is the output:

Set-VMHostAuthentication : Der Parametersatz kann mit den angegebenen benannten Parametern nicht aufgelöst werden.
Bei C:\Users\LB025304\Documents\PowerShell\Configure-ESXi_LEW_Trunk.ps1:998 Zeichen:70
+ $global:vmHost | Get-VMHostAuthentication | Set-VMHostAuthentication <<<< -Domain $domain -JoinDomain:$true -Credent
ial $global:vCred -Force:$true -Confirm:$false
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Set-VMHostAuthentication], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmbiguousParameterSet,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.Host.SetVMHostAuthenticat
ion

I know this worked sometimes, but doesn't anymore...

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[onoski]

I am not too sure what might have gone wrong here considering you had it worked in the past. I can only recommend debugging.

Have a look at this link for comparison:  http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/PowerCLI501/html/Set-VMHostAuthentication.html

[Grzesiekk]

Is the user mentioned in $global:vcred still authorized to join other objects to domain ?

Greg

[Bernhard1502]

yes, this account is member of Domain-Admins...

[ykalchev · Accepted solution]

Hi,

This particular error is caused by the Force parameter. It's applicable only for LeaveDomain parameterSet but in this case you are in the JoinDomain parameterSet. So just remove the

-Force:$true

and try the command again.

Regards,

Yasen

[Bernhard1502]

Thanks, Yasen.

That's it!