The PowerShell API

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API, page 1

Cisco UCS Director PowerShell APIThe Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API enables you to control Microsoft PowerShell enabled devices fromCiscoUCSDirector.MicrosoftWindows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting languageavailable onMicrosoft servers and usable with Microsoft management systems such as System Center VirtualMachine Manager (SCVMM).

The Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API includes the Cisco UCS Director PowerShell Agent, a process thatruns separately from Cisco UCS Director. The Cisco UCS Director PowerShell Agent forwards commandsfrom Cisco UCS Director to Microsoft devices.

When to Use Cisco UCS Director PowerShell APIUse the Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API to integrate Microsoft devices into Cisco UCS Director.

Using Cisco UCS Director PowerShell APIYou invoke PowerShell scripts on Windows devices from Cisco UCS Director via a PowerShell Agent. ThePowerShell Agent is a separate process that facilitates communication between the PowerShell device andCisco UCS Director.

For information about how to set up a Cisco UCS Director PowerShell Agent, see the Cisco UCS DirectorPowerShell Agent Installation and Configuration Guide.

For an introduction to the Cisco UCS Director PowerShell API, see the Cisco UCS Director PowerShell APIGetting Started Guide.

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