One of the big new things for workflows and automation in Nutanix NOS 4.0 are the PowerShell cmdlets to interact with the Nutanix API’s. The POSH library covers the entire extent and functionality of the Nutanix platform and graphical user interface. In other others, anything that can be done via GUI can also be done via REST API and can also be done via POSH; including Alerts, Authentication, Backup and Disaster Recovery, Clusters, Containers, Disks, VM and Host, Remote Sites, Multi-Cluster, Storage Pools, SNMP etc.

A little while ago I published an article introducing the Beta version of the Nutanix Powershell API. Few people from the community came back to us asking for POSH Standards and to avoid conflicts with other POSH modules such as VMware PowerCLI. We heard you!! The GA release addresses most of the concerns and recommendations, if not all.

The Powershell installer can be easily downloaded PRISM under Admin options and it will need Powershell 2.0+ and .NET 4.0 installed on the computer running the commands. The command may be manually executed or via Powershell scripts with pipelining support.

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This article is just an introduction to Nutanix Powershell. In future articles I will select and explain specific cmdlets. In the meantime, to get help descriptions just use: Get-Help

The example below demonstrates how to establish a connection to a Nutanix cluster.

Here is another example of retrieving a Nutanix container.

Below you will find the full list with all cmdlets supported with Nutanix. To generate this list just use the following command: get-module | ForEach-Object {Get-Command -Module $_} | ForEach-Object {$_.Name}

Name ModuleName Connect-NutanixCluster Common Disconnect-NutanixCluster Common Get-NutanixCluster Common Get-NutanixCmdletsInfo Common Acknowledge-NTNXAlert AlertsAdministration Get-NTNXAlert AlertsAdministration Get-NTNXAlertMetadata AlertsAdministration Get-NTNXHardwareAlert AlertsAdministration Get-NTNXStorageAlert AlertsAdministration Resolve-NTNXAlert AlertsAdministration Set-NTNXAlertMetadata AlertsAdministration Add-NTNXAuthConfigDirectory AuthConfigAdministration Add-NTNXAuthType AuthConfigAdministration Get-NTNXAuthConfig AuthConfigAdministration Get-NTNXAuthConfigDirectory AuthConfigAdministration Get-NTNXAuthType AuthConfigAdministration Get-NTNXClientAuthState AuthConfigAdministration Remove-NTNXAuthConfig AuthConfigAdministration Remove-NTNXAuthConfigDirectory AuthConfigAdministration Remove-NTNXAuthType AuthConfigAdministration Set-NTNXAuthConfig AuthConfigAdministration Set-NTNXAuthConfigDirectory AuthConfigAdministration Set-NTNXAuthType AuthConfigAdministration Set-NTNXClientAuthState AuthConfigAdministration Abort-NTNXProtectionDomainReplication BackupAndDrAdministration Add-NTNXOutOfBandSchedule BackupAndDrAdministration Add-NTNXProtectionDomainCronSchedule BackupAndDrAdministration Add-NTNXProtectionDomainVM BackupAndDrAdministration Clear-NTNXCronSchedule BackupAndDrAdministration Clear-NTNXProtectionDomainRetentionPolicy BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXOutOfBandSchedule BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomain BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomainAlert BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomainConsistencyGroup BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomainCronSchedule BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomainEvent BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomainHealthCheckSummary BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomainPendingAction BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomainPendingReplication BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomainReplication BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomainSnapshot BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXProtectionDomainStat BackupAndDrAdministration Get-NTNXUnprotectedVm BackupAndDrAdministration Mark-NTNXProtectionDomainActive BackupAndDrAdministration Mark-NTNXProtectionDomainForRemoval BackupAndDrAdministration Mark-NTNXProtectionDomainInactive BackupAndDrAdministration Migrate-NTNXProtectionDomain BackupAndDrAdministration New-NTNXProtectionDomain BackupAndDrAdministration Remove-NTNXOutOfBandSchedule BackupAndDrAdministration Remove-NTNXProtectionDomainCronSchedule BackupAndDrAdministration Remove-NTNXProtectionDomainSnapshot BackupAndDrAdministration Remove-NTNXProtectionDomainVM BackupAndDrAdministration Replace-NTNXProtectionDomainCronSchedule BackupAndDrAdministration Restore-NTNXEntity BackupAndDrAdministration Rollback-NTNXProtectionDomain BackupAndDrAdministration Set-NTNXProtectionDomainReplication BackupAndDrAdministration Set-NTNXProtectionDomainRetentionPolicy BackupAndDrAdministration Set-NTNXProtectionDomainSnapshot BackupAndDrAdministration Add-NTNXEmailAlertContact ClusterAdministration Add-NTNXNameServer ClusterAdministration Add-NTNXNfsSubnetWhitelist ClusterAdministration Add-NTNXNtpServer ClusterAdministration Add-NTNXPublicKey ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXClusterInfo ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXClusterStat ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXEmailAlertContact ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXEmailAlertSetting ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXNameServer ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXNfsSubnetWhitelist ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXNtpServer ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXPublicKey ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXRackableUnit ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXRemoteSupportSetting ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXSmtpServer ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXSmtpServerSecurityModeType ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXSpotlightSearchResult ClusterAdministration Remove-NTNXEmailAlertContact ClusterAdministration Remove-NTNXNameServer ClusterAdministration Remove-NTNXNfsSubnetWhitelist ClusterAdministration Remove-NTNXNtpServer ClusterAdministration Remove-NTNXPublicKey ClusterAdministration Remove-NTNXRackableUnit ClusterAdministration Remove-NTNXSmtpServer ClusterAdministration Send-NTNXEmailUsingSmtpServer ClusterAdministration Set-NTNXCluster ClusterAdministration Set-NTNXClusterDomain ClusterAdministration Set-NTNXEmailAlertSetting ClusterAdministration Set-NTNXRemoteSupportSetting ClusterAdministration Set-NTNXSmtpServer ClusterAdministration Get-NTNXCluster ClustersDataQuery Get-NTNXMultiClusterAlert ClustersDataQuery Get-NTNXMultiClusterEvent ClustersDataQuery Get-NTNXMultiClusterStat ClustersDataQuery Add-NTNXNfsDatastore ContainerAdministration Get-NTNXContainer ContainerAdministration Get-NTNXContainerAlert ContainerAdministration Get-NTNXContainerEvent ContainerAdministration Get-NTNXContainerStat ContainerAdministration Get-NTNXContainerVDisk ContainerAdministration Get-NTNXNfsDatastore ContainerAdministration New-NTNXContainer ContainerAdministration Remove-NTNXContainer ContainerAdministration Remove-NTNXNfsDatastore ContainerAdministration Set-NTNXContainer ContainerAdministration Get-NTNXDisk DiskAdministration Get-NTNXDiskAlert DiskAdministration Get-NTNXDiskEvent DiskAdministration Get-NTNXDiskHealthCheckSummary DiskAdministration Get-NTNXDiskStat DiskAdministration Remove-NTNXDisk DiskAdministration Acknowledge-NTNXEvent EventsAdministration Get-NTNXEvent EventsAdministration Get-NTNXHardwareEvent EventsAdministration Get-NTNXStorageEvent EventsAdministration Get-NTNXHealthCheck HealthCheckAdministration Set-NTNXHealthCheck HealthCheckAdministration Get-NTNXHost HostAdministration Get-NTNXHostAlert HostAdministration Get-NTNXHostEvent HostAdministration Get-NTNXHostHealthCheckSummary HostAdministration Get-NTNXHostStat HostAdministration Get-NTNXHttpProxy HttpProxyAdministration New-NTNXHttpProxy HttpProxyAdministration Remove-NTNXHttpProxy HttpProxyAdministration Set-NTNXHttpProxy HttpProxyAdministration Get-NTNXClusterLicenseInfo LicenseAdministration Get-NTNXLicense LicenseAdministration Get-NTNXLicenseAllowance LicenseAdministration Get-NTNXRemoteSite RemoteSiteAdministration Get-NTNXRemoteSiteAlert RemoteSiteAdministration Get-NTNXRemoteSiteEvent RemoteSiteAdministration Get-NTNXRemoteSiteHealthCheckSummary RemoteSiteAdministration Get-NTNXRemoteSitePendingReplication RemoteSiteAdministration Get-NTNXRemoteSiteSnapshot RemoteSiteAdministration Get-NTNXRemoteSiteStat RemoteSiteAdministration Mark-NTNXRemoteSiteForRemoval RemoteSiteAdministration New-NTNXRemoteSite RemoteSiteAdministration Set-NTNXRemoteSite RemoteSiteAdministration Get-NTNXServiceCenter ServiceCenterAdministration New-NTNXServiceCenter ServiceCenterAdministration Remove-NTNXServiceCenter ServiceCenterAdministration Set-NTNXServiceCenter ServiceCenterAdministration Add-NTNXSnmpTransport SnmpAdministration Add-NTNXSnmpTrap SnmpAdministration Add-NTNXSnmpUser SnmpAdministration Get-NTNXSnmpInfo SnmpAdministration Get-NTNXSnmpStatus SnmpAdministration Get-NTNXSnmpTransport SnmpAdministration Get-NTNXSnmpTrap SnmpAdministration Get-NTNXSnmpUser SnmpAdministration Remove-NTNXSnmpTransport SnmpAdministration Remove-NTNXSnmpTrap SnmpAdministration Remove-NTNXSnmpUser SnmpAdministration Set-NTNXSnmpStatus SnmpAdministration Set-NTNXSnmpTrap SnmpAdministration Set-NTNXSnmpUser SnmpAdministration Get-NTNXStoragePool StoragePoolAdministration Get-NTNXStoragePoolAlert StoragePoolAdministration Get-NTNXStoragePoolEvent StoragePoolAdministration Get-NTNXStoragePoolStat StoragePoolAdministration New-NTNXStoragePool StoragePoolAdministration Remove-NTNXStoragePool StoragePoolAdministration Set-NTNXStoragePool StoragePoolAdministration Get-NTNXSnapshotForVDisk VDiskAdministration Get-NTNXVDisk VDiskAdministration Get-NTNXVDiskAlert VDiskAdministration Get-NTNXVDiskEvent VDiskAdministration Get-NTNXVDiskSnapshot VDiskAdministration Get-NTNXVDiskStat VDiskAdministration New-NTNXVDisk VDiskAdministration New-NTNXVDiskSnapshot VDiskAdministration Remove-NTNXVDisk VDiskAdministration Set-NTNXVDisk VDiskAdministration Get-NTNXVirtualDisk VirtualDiskAdministration Get-NTNXVirtualDiskStat VirtualDiskAdministration Get-NTNXVM VMAdministration Get-NTNXVMAlert VMAdministration Get-NTNXVMEvent VMAdministration Get-NTNXVMHealthCheckSummary VMAdministration Get-NTNXVMStat VMAdministration Get-NTNXVMVDisk VMAdministration Get-NTNXVMVirtualDisk VMAdministration Get-NTNXVStore VStoreAdministration Protect-NTNXVStore VStoreAdministration UnProtect-NTNXVStore VStoreAdministration

This article was first published by Andre Leibovici (@andreleibovici) at myvirtualcloud.net