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| function cvi([switch]$client) { | |
| #Read vcenters.csv and draw menu | |
| $vcenters = Import-Csv "C:\Scripts\vcenters.csv" | |
| Write-Host "Select a server from the list" | |
| for($i = 1; $i -lt $vcenters.count + 1; $i++) { Write-Host "[$i] $($vcenters[$i-1].vCenter)" } | |
| #Switch $option to determine selected vCenter | |
| $option = Read-Host | |
| switch -Regex ($option) { | |
| "\d" { | |
| #Assign variable to selected vCenter and get user credentials | |
| $destvCenter = $vcenters[$option-1] | |
| $cred = Get-Credential -UserName $destvCenter.Credentials -Message $destvCenter.vCenter | |
| #if -client switch is used, launch vSphere client and connect with credentials | |
| if($client) { Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe" -ArgumentList "-s $($destvCenter.vCenter) -u $($cred.username) -p $($cred.GetNetworkCredential().Password)" } | |
| #Disconnect from all vCenters and connect to selected vCenter | |
| Write-Host "Connecting to $($destvCenter.vCenter)" | |
| #Disconnect-VIServer -Server * -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null | |
| Connect-VIServer -Credential $cred -server $destvCenter.vCenter | |
| } | |
| default { Write-Host "$option - Invalid Option" } | |
| } | |
| } |
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