connect-viserver to multiple viservers @ the same time fails

[chakoe]

Hi,

because we were force to leave the linked mode, we cannot use the connect-viserver -alllinked anymore..

So google told me to use connect-viserver vc1 , vc2

You can check this if you check the value $global:DefaulViServers

In my case, there is only vc2 listed, even if the connect to both vcenters works fine...

Version is PowerCLI 5.1 Release 1

Why?

Thx in advance

Chakoe

[LucD]

You can indeed run Connect-VIServer against multiple vSphere servers.

How did you run the cmdlet ? Like this

Connect-VIServer -Server "vc1","vc2"

And the account under which you run the cmdlet has access to both vCenters I assume ?

Btw, are you sure you displayed

$global:defaultviservers

and not

$global:defaultviserver

[chakoe]

yes, as cou can see in my PN... this fails

[LucD]

Indeed I see, but are you running your session in "multiple" mode ?

Do a

Get-PowerCLIConfiguration

[aravinds3107]

Try setting PowerCLI to multiple mode and then try connecting multiple servers

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode multiple -Confirm:$false

[chakoe]

PowerCLI D:\> Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode Multiple

Perform operation?

Performing operation 'Update vSphere PowerCLI configuration.'?

[J] Ja  [A] Ja, alle  [N] Nein  [K] Nein, keine  [H] Anhalten  [?] Hilfe (Standard ist "J"): A

Scope    ProxyPolicy     DefaultVIServerMode InvalidCertificateAction  DisplayDeprecationWarnings WebOperationTimeout

                                                                                                  Seconds

-----    -----------     ------------------- ------------------------  -------------------------- -------------------

Session  NoProxy         Single              Unset                     True                       300

User     NoProxy         Single

AllUsers NoProxy         Multiple

PowerCLI D:\> connect-viserver "vc1" , "vc2"

Name                           Port  User

----                           ----  ----

vc1         443   V998DPV1\J131670

vc2         443   V998DPV1\J131670

PowerCLI D:\> $global:DefaultVIServers

Name                      Port  User

----                           ----  ----

vc2                         443   V998DPV1\J131670

PowerCLI D:\VCenter-Skripte\eNovoH\compare_count_Cluster_Folder_Hosts>

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Add the Scope parameter

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode Multiple -Scope Session

[chakoe]

Thank you! Works now!