Prerequisites/Steps to use this module:
- You must be a Trust Authority Administrator, a part of the TrustedAdmins group and also have the "Host.Inventory.Add Host To Cluster" privilege on vCenter system.
- The ESXi host must be wiped from existing Trusted Infrastructure configuration. If the ESXi host has been previously configured as part of vSphere Trust Authority (part of a vCenter configured for vSphere Trust Authority, a Trust Authority Cluster or Trusted Cluster), you must use the decommission script first.
- Clusters should be in a healthy state (check all vSphere Trust Authority APIs which return Health field).
- The ESXi host must be removed from vCenter.
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- You must know the ESXi host root credentials (username and password).
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- You must have purchased sufficient license for vSphere Trust Authority.
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- You must have PowerCLI 12.0.0 and above.
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- Following PowerCLI module is required to be imported: VMware.VimAutomation.Security.
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- Run the command Get-Command -Module VMware.TrustedInfrastructure.Helper. This should inform the following functions are available:
- Add-TrustAuthorityVMHost
- Add-TrustedVMHost If you do not see these functions listed, the PowerCLI module is not loaded correctly.
- Run Get-Help Add-TrustAuthorityVMHost -full and Get-Help Add-TrustedVMHost -full to see how to use these two functions.
- Others, please refer vSphere documentation.
- Run the command Get-Command -Module VMware.TrustedInfrastructure.Helper. This should inform the following functions are available: