Open dcvlehr opened 4 years ago
What command do you are using ?
Connect-NsxServer -vCenterServer ServerName.com
I've tried by IP address as well. Docs said -vCenterServer was prefered. I also have the powercli module installed, and the connect-NsxServer cmdlet will also try to use an existing vSphere connection and automatically attempts to hit the correct NSX manager IP without ever referencing it
Strange what release of PowerShell ? do you have try a older release ?
Name Value
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PSVersion 5.1.17134.858
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.17134.858
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
Now I'm getting this error after closing my powershell ISE and reopening and trying again. Strange, because I connect to Vsphere just fine and get run Get-VM.
Connection to NSX server 10.x.x.x failed : Invoke-NsxRestMethod : The NSX API response received indicates a failure. 403 : Forbidden : Response Body:
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerNSX\3.0.1174\PowerNSX.psm1:4939 char:13
+ Throw "Connection to NSX server $NsxServer failed : $_"
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (Connection to N...Response Body: :String) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Connection to NSX server 10.x.x.x failed : Invoke-NsxRestMethod : The NSX API response received indicates a failure. 403 :
Forbidden : Response Body:
None of this makes sense because i can do postman API calls with my same credentials to this nsx manager and return things.
What NSX Release ?
you try to connect directly to NSX Manager ?
Version Name Repository Description
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3.0.1174 PowerNSX PSGallery PowerNSX is a PowerShell module that abstracts the VMware NSX API to a set of easily use...
I've tried Connect-NsxServer -NsxServer 10.X.X.X -Credential $cred
Still won't work.
I am now able, without PowerNSX at all, to connect to my NSX manager via pure powershell invoke-restmethod
#logon credentials
$username = 'me'
$password = Get-Content "C:\Users\myuser\Desktop\vcenterpassword.txt" | ConvertTo-SecureString
$Credential = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $username, $password
#format credentials
$auth = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.ASCIIEncoding]::ASCII.GetBytes($Credential.UserName+':'+$Credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password))
$head = @{'Authorization' = "Basic $auth"}
#API URI to conenct to
$URI = "https://10.x.x.x/api/2.0/services/securitytags/tag/securitytag-13"
#send API call
$request = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $URI -Method Get -Headers $head
$request
This returns a security tag just as it did when using Postman. Still have no idea why powerNSX doesn't work. Was really hoping to abstract some of this.
Version Name Repository Description ------- ---- ---------- ----------- 3.0.1174 PowerNSX PSGallery PowerNSX is a PowerShell module that abstracts the VMware NSX API to a set of easily use...
I've tried Connect-NsxServer -NsxServer 10.X.X.X -Credential $cred
Still won't work.
i ask the NSX Manager release
and for your issue about SSL/TLS it is coming from need to disable certificate check (it is set automatically when launch connect-nsx...)
NSX Manager Version: | 6.4.5 Build 13282012
I can get around the TLS issue easy enough. Just wish I could actually use powernsx >.<
You are using the vCenter name when connect ? (and the administrator@vsphere.local) account ? (not the NSX Manager)
So that worked with those credentials...how am I able to make any API call I want outside of powernsx with my admin credentials, but using powernsx requires this specific account?
you can the use admin account of NSX Manager ? or a another account on vSphere ?
I have been making API calls to NSX directly with my personal admin account. I was finally able to do it with the power nsx module using the adminstrator@vsphere.local
When attempting to connect to the NSX manager, I get this error.
The variable '$defaultNSXConnection' cannot be retrieved because it has not been set. At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerNSX\3.0.1174\PowerNSX.psm1:25305 char:41