Set-PowerCLIConfiguration

Synopsis

Syntax

Related Commands

Online version

Get-PowerCLIConfiguration

Detailed Description

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
CEIPDataTransferProxyPolicy	ProxyPolicy	Specifies the proxy policy for the connection through which Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) data is sent to VMware. Setting this option is valid only when ParticipateInCEIP option is set to $true. Changing this setting requires a restart of PowerCLI before it takes effect.	false	false
Confirm	SwitchParameter	If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.	false	false
DefaultVIServerMode	DefaultVIServerMode	Specifies the server connection mode. The new configuration takes effect immediately after you run the cmdlet. The following values are valid: - Single - Switching to "single" removes all server connections except the last established one. If no target servers are specified, cmdlets run only on the last connected server. - Multiple - All servers connected after switching to "multiple" mode are stored together with the current server connection in an array variable. If no target servers are specified, cmdlets run on the servers in the variable. For more information on default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.	false	false
DisplayDeprecationWarnings	Boolean	Indicates whether you want to see warnings about deprecated elements.	false	false
InvalidCertificateAction	BadCertificateAction	Define the action to take when an attempted connection to a server fails due to a certificate error. The following values are valid: Unset - this is the default value and it acts as a ?Warn? value for Connect-VIServer and as ?Prompt? for ?Connect-CloudServer?. Prompt - if the server certificate is not trusted the cmdlet will prompt you for a course of action before it continues. There are several options: Deny - no connection will be established. Accept for once - accept the connection only for the current PowerCLI session. You will be prompted again if you attempt to connect to the same server from other processes. Accept Permanently - the action will add this certificate as an exception in the ?SSL Certificate Exceptions? user list. The Connect-VIServer and Connect-CIServer cmdlets will never prompt again what action to take for this particulate certificate and server. Accept For All Users - same as above, however the exception will be added to all user lists, which is common for all Windows accounts on the current machine. Fail - the cmdlet will not establish connection if the certificate is not valid. Ignore - the cmdlet will establish the connection without taking into account that the certificate is invalid. Warn - the cmdlet will display a warning saying that the certificate is not valid, the reason why it is not considered valid and then will print additional information about the certificate. For more information about invalid certificates, run 'Get-Help about_invalid_certificates'.	false	false
ParticipateInCeip	Boolean	Specifies if PowerCLI should send anonymous usage information to VMware. For more information about the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP), see the PowerCLI User's Guide. Setting this option is valid only for the AllUsers and User configuration scopes. Changing this setting requires a restart of PowerCLI before it takes effect.	false	false
ProxyPolicy	ProxyPolicy	Specifies whether VMware PowerCLI uses a system proxy server to connect to the vCenter Server system. The valid values are NoProxy and UseSystemProxy.	false	true (ByValue)
Scope	ConfigurationScope	Specifies the scope of the setting that you want to modify. The parameter accepts Sesstion, User and All Users values. Session - the setting is valid for the current VMware PowerCLI session only and overrides any User and All Users settings. User - the setting is valid for the current Windows user only, overrides All Users settings, and is applied only if a Session setting cannot be detected. *All Users - the setting is valid for all users and is applied only if Session and User settings cannot be detected.	false	false
VMConsoleWindowBrowser	String	Specifies the Web browser to be used for opening virtual machine console windows (by using the Open-VMConsoleWindow cmdlet). The browser must be 32-bit.	false	false
WebOperationTimeoutSeconds	Int32	Defines the timeout for Web operations. The default value is 300 sec. To specify an infinite operation timeout, pass a negative integer to this parameter. Changing this setting requires a restart of PowerCLI before it takes effect.	false	false
WhatIf	SwitchParameter	Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.	false	false

Name

Type

Description

Required?

Pipeline Input

Default Value

CEIPDataTransferProxyPolicy

ProxyPolicy

Specifies the proxy policy for the connection through which Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) data is sent to VMware. Setting this option is valid only when ParticipateInCEIP option is set to $true. Changing this setting requires a restart of PowerCLI before it takes effect.

false

Confirm

SwitchParameter

If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.

false

DefaultVIServerMode

DefaultVIServerMode

Specifies the server connection mode. The new configuration takes effect immediately after you run the cmdlet. The following values are valid:

- Single - Switching to "single" removes all server connections except the last established one. If no target servers are specified, cmdlets run only on the last connected server.

- Multiple - All servers connected after switching to "multiple" mode are stored together with the current server connection in an array variable. If no target servers are specified, cmdlets run on the servers in the variable.

For more information on default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.

false

DisplayDeprecationWarnings

Boolean

Indicates whether you want to see warnings about deprecated elements.

false

InvalidCertificateAction

BadCertificateAction

Define the action to take when an attempted connection to a server fails due to a certificate error. The following values are valid:

Unset - this is the default value and it acts as a ?Warn? value for Connect-VIServer and as ?Prompt? for ?Connect-CloudServer?.

Prompt - if the server certificate is not trusted the cmdlet will prompt you for a course of action before it continues. There are several options:
Deny - no connection will be established.
Accept for once - accept the connection only for the current PowerCLI session. You will be prompted again if you attempt to connect to the same server from other processes.
Accept Permanently - the action will add this certificate as an exception in the ?SSL Certificate Exceptions? user list. The Connect-VIServer and Connect-CIServer cmdlets will never prompt again what action to take for this particulate certificate and server.
Accept For All Users - same as above, however the exception will be added to all user lists, which is common for all Windows accounts on the current machine.

Fail - the cmdlet will not establish connection if the certificate is not valid.

Ignore - the cmdlet will establish the connection without taking into account that the certificate is invalid.

Warn - the cmdlet will display a warning saying that the certificate is not valid, the reason why it is not considered valid and then will print additional information about the certificate.

For more information about invalid certificates, run 'Get-Help about_invalid_certificates'.

false

ParticipateInCeip

Boolean

Specifies if PowerCLI should send anonymous usage information to VMware. For more information about the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP), see the PowerCLI User's Guide. Setting this option is valid only for the AllUsers and User configuration scopes. Changing this setting requires a restart of PowerCLI before it takes effect.

false

ProxyPolicy

ProxyPolicy

Specifies whether VMware PowerCLI uses a system proxy server to connect to the vCenter Server system. The valid values are NoProxy and UseSystemProxy.

false

true (ByValue)

Scope

ConfigurationScope

Specifies the scope of the setting that you want to modify. The parameter accepts Sesstion, User and All Users values.
*Session - the setting is valid for the current VMware PowerCLI session only and overrides any User and All Users settings.
*User - the setting is valid for the current Windows user only, overrides All Users settings, and is applied only if a Session setting cannot be detected.
*All Users - the setting is valid for all users and is applied only if Session and User settings cannot be detected.

false

VMConsoleWindowBrowser

String

Specifies the Web browser to be used for opening virtual machine console windows (by using the Open-VMConsoleWindow cmdlet). The browser must be 32-bit.

false

WebOperationTimeoutSeconds

Int32

Defines the timeout for Web operations. The default value is 300 sec. To specify an infinite operation timeout, pass a negative integer to this parameter. Changing this setting requires a restart of PowerCLI before it takes effect.

false

WhatIf

SwitchParameter

Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.

false

Return Type

PowerCLIConfiguration

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -ProxyPolicy NoProxy -Scope Session

Modifies the proxy policy of VMware PowerCLI for the Session scope.

-------------- Example 2 --------------

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -ProxyPolicy NoProxy -DefaultVIServerMode Single

Changes the default server connection mode and the proxy policy of VMware PowerCLI for the AllUsers scope.

-------------- Example 3 --------------

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode 'Single' -Scope ([VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.ConfigurationScope]::User -bor [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.ConfigurationScope]::AllUsers)

Changes the default server connection mode of VMware PowerCLI for the User and AllUsers scopes.

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